Protections for workers put in place long ago may lessen the need
(NEWSER) - Ahead of next week's G20 summit, the US and Europe are engaged in a major dispute over the best way to end the global recession: Washington wants more stimulus, while Germany and other EU nations say they've done enough. One overlooked factor in the debate, writes Nicholas Kulish in the New York Times, is generous social legislation that has cushioned the blow of unemployment. "In contrast to America, our social systems are not on the decline right now," Angela Merkel said last week. More»
