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Celeste Disciullo's avatar

I heard about them protesting cause the government raised the minimum retirement age by two years. But I didn’t hear on the news. I heard from a friend whose husband is there now cause of it.

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J Kaz's avatar

Apparently the French people when they start at work, agreed to lesser pay for an earlier retirement and more pay at the end, that’s why they’re ticked off. Also, the leader of France just decided to pass this and not put it through there parliament. I’m not sure what their government is called.

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barbara ford's avatar

Heck, it kinda sounds like the government we have, with a single demented guy signing all kinds of executive orders, shutting out the congress and overstepping the power given him in the constitution.

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Satan's Doorknob's avatar

Don't blame the current office holder(s). A social welfare state (e.g. government paid retirement, health care, etc.) sounds wonderful in theory. But it's larely based on a sand "foundation." In fact, it'll slowly turn to quicksand. Here are some problems the architechts ignored: longer life spans, lower birth rates. Mass immigration was thought a partial remedy, but turns out most of those incoming aren't going to refill the treasuries as well as was hoped.

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ConcernedGrammy's avatar

If Congress would stop raiding the SS fund and giving money to people who don't deserve it (not paid in) Social Security would've been fine.

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Andrea Leshok's avatar

Government sponsored Ponzi scheme is what my boss coined it as we were talking about it earlier this week. Spot on.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Refill the treasuries? 😂🤣😂🤣😂

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Celeste Disciullo's avatar

That is awful. It should always be for the new generation entering the work force not the ones who already agreed to a term and have already started working. I wish I could say more so you can understand my comment better but the US is paying folks to be in Paris for “some reason” and not folks you would think.

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Leskunque Lepew's avatar

It's the new WEF style of government. It's quite popular these days.

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Professor Lulu Fuzzbean's avatar

it's called a JOKE

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