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Business leaders and conservative politicians contend overhaul is overdue in a system that has made labor too costly and laborers too lazy. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl sharply criticized his countrymen for undermining the work ethic that forged the postwar economic miracle. "We cannot organize our country like one big recreation park," he said. Although Europeans still treasure their blanket of social protection, "they now see its tendency to crush the economy," says French economics professor Jacques Bichot...
...They would accept Christmas bonuses at 60% of a month's wages, instead of 100%, and give up a cornucopia of fringe benefits such as reimbursement for a child's first Communion outfit. But getting real sacrifice is not so easy. To address the needs of an aging population, Kohl sought to finance long-term nursing care by dropping up to six days of the sick pay workers get. The idea provoked a minicrisis in his coalition, forcing him to back off; an alternate plan to slash holiday pay 20% was passed by the Bundestag over strike threats...
...bill by a vote of 238 to 189. A day earlier, by a 99 to 1 vote, the Senate had made it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to sell handguns to minors or for minors to possess them under most circumstances. Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, the sponsor of the measure, had the best argument for the ban: "A gunshot is the leading cause of death for both black and white teenage boys in America." Later that night, the Senate voted 51 to 49 to forbid the manufacture, sale and future possession of 19 models...
Director: Sheldon Czapnik Editorial Services: Christiana Walford (Director); Hanns Kohl (Photo Lab); Lany Walden McDonald (Library), Beth Bencini Zarcone (Picture Collection...
Director: Sheldon Czapnik Editorial Services: Christiana Walford (Director); Hanns Kohl (Photo Lab); Lany Walden McDonald (Library), Beth Bencini Zarcone (Picture Collection...