[QUOTE=Ma'ake;283294]I don't know if that's true. Many of the innovative breakthroughs in medical research are coming from the UK, for example, which has a healthcare model that goes far beyond the Canadian model. (MDs are state employees. For a lot of good reasons, this model won't fly here.)
In my organization, we have a very highly motivated work force, more than I've seen at any of the private orgs I've been at in my 20+ in IT. We have no profit incentive, though we definitely have a very conservative, finite bottom line.
In my experience, nearly everyone wants to do a good job, they have a good work ethic. It seems to me that productivity is almost always tied to good leadership & management, which exists in organizations, public & private.
Maybe France has changed in the last 40 years. When I was there most of the French worried about vacation days and stuff that is free.
As far as college goes. I would like to see a study done on how successful people are who worked their way through college vs those who got it for free.
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