France: Youths Riot in Streets over Retirement Age

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Morons....

But, Americans have the same mentality when it comes to pension/benefit issues.....

"Oh, we've always gotten it before, so it's our "right" to keep getting it!"

Sure, and that is the reason politicians are afraid to go near Social Security and Medicare. Look at the stories being written about SS simply because there will be no cost of living increase next year as a result of the government saying their has been no inflation. Another example would be the treatment Bush's SS reform plan received and continues to receive.

Originally Posted by Kaneman

That would totally suck if people were assured they could have a decent retirement and not have to work 'til they died. Fuck people.

What a horrendous state of affairs this is. After this change the average French citizen will only have 29.5 years to enjoy their state funded retirement instead of the current 31.5 years. Goddamn the French government for being unable to pay for more than three decades of "decent retirement".

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by goof2

Sure, and that is the reason politicians are afraid to go near Social Security and Medicare. Look at the stories being written about SS simply because there will be no cost of living increase next year as a result of the government saying their has been no inflation. Another example would be the treatment Bush's SS reform plan received and continues to receive.

Exactly. But people always try to claim inflation is constant