The area of policy which particularly caught my attention was how different European democracies provide more generous parental benefits than is seen in the US. In particular I found it interesting that both mothers and fathers are entitled to lengthy periods of unpaid leave when a child is born – sometimes up to 8 months! Furthermore parents are also able to take extended periods off – up until their child turns 8 years old – while still being paid through social security programs available within these respective countries. It made me reflect upon how differently this issue is handled by comparison here within the US where there isn’t much financial support provided by either state or federal governments when raising children (outside perhaps childcare vouchers).

My family earns 3 weeks vacation each year but often don’t use all our time due it being hard for us all (especially my younger siblings)to take off work/school during peak summer months when prices rise so much due to high demand for travel destinations. We could however make better use of our allotted days if we wanted too.. Personally speaking I find it quite unfair that employees here aren’t granted longer holiday entitlement yet only slightly inconvenience ourselves when taking advantage of what we receive. This makes me appreciate greatly how other democracies like those mentioned above guarantee 4-5 week’s vacation each year regardless whilst also providing additional support through public funding schemes like parental leave or free college tuition etc .

Overall I would say I dislike the Dutch systempublic policy relative to theUS , because even though we may appear wealthier on paper ,in practice citizens don’t always benefit financially from living here due lackof tangible forms governmental support apart from basic healthcare coverageor student loans etc .For instance ,the Netherlands guarantees11 national holidays every year whereas Americans typicallyonly receive10 federal ones per annum plus any additional state recognizeddays if they’re lucky ;which effectively means few er opportunitiesfor restful leisure without sacrificing wages or incurring excessive costsfrom vacationing elsewhere .In regards t o Denmark continuallyranking near top concerning happiness statistics;whilst economic prosperityis obviously influential factor ,such high scores likely stemfrom combination factors like strong labor regulations ,low inequalityrates & ample welfare protections all which increase general senseof wellbeing amongst populous who feel secure knowing they’rebeing sufficiently looked after by govt supplements .