This France situation confuses me.
1. Why are young people rioting over pension reform that doesn't even affect them yet.
2. How does raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 even make that big of a difference?
3. Did any of these people stop and think that maybe the retirement age was raised because they couldn't AFFORD it?
This seems like a low IQ riot to me.
@basedbagel
1 : because France, I don't think the young even know what they are rioting about.
2 : it does make a bit of a difference, French people do not save money for retirement, they are wholly dependent on governement in their old age.
3 : nobody is thinking straight. Everyone want more welfare and less taxes.
@Lorgar "French people do not save money for retirement"
Please tell me you're exaggerating.
Because if what you're saying is true that's INSANE.
@basedbagel You must be American. In France (and I suppose Europe in general) taxes DESTROY you. The money of people is in 2 things: their house and their pensions. The pensions are based on repartition. The workers in activity pay for the retirees. That’s why the taxes are so high and of course it makes everyone wholly dependent on the state.
@Lorgar Ah thank you for explaining that I had no idea.