France goes on strike after the President allowed the retirement age to raise to 62 from 60

And of course more than just refining oil...

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PARIS — The confrontation between the French government and unions over plans to reform the pension system intensified on Tuesday as transport and energy workers, teachers and civil servants went on strike across the country.
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Unions in some sectors — including transport, ports and power — have toughened their stance, threatening to prolong the strikes. They have given local chapters the authority to decide on a daily basis whether to renew the action. Unions have also called another day of demonstrations on Saturday.
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In France they have guaranteed health insurance and 6 weeks of paid vacation a year, so they can afford to strike.

Here in America, you would lose your health insurance, have no vacation days left, or get fired.

and? retirement age in germany is 67 for men and 65 for women... so where are the strikes in germany therefore? lazy frenchmen...

Reality check, French people....I like you guys, love your country....but...be real....the money isn't there....who is gonna pay for your luxourious benefits....the aliens??????....NO you have to pay for it yourselves.....and...the...money...just...is....not...there..​..period....

Morons protesting for more free lunch, when the traitor Sarkosy and his prime sinister Fillon signed over lisbon treaty none of them were in the streets, they get what they deserve now, the dictat of the EU wether they like it or not, this is what the USA or, excuse me, the NAU will look like soon, a new super state crowded by idiots slaves chasing after more credits to sustain their meaningless little lifes.

Katla will blow, then the french revolution will happen again. History is doomed to repeat itself.

spoken like a true sub level drone

after all, your little deviant nation is but an outpost of great britain

always has been

Have any previous French presidents resigned over a strike like this? Or caved in to the wants of the people?

Thats not true.

Look where it went in the first place, into the EU pockets.

it was used to support countrys that really had nothing to do in the EU and this was our downfall.

We spent money to AFRICA for completely useless programs, and support former soviet countrys for god knows why.

We're going the same way as Germany, work till you drop - saves paying out all those pensions.

They better count their blessings, our French friends...they live in a budget-deficit-dream.....actually they react pretty stupid......and...."guaranteed health insurance and 6 weeks of paid vacation a year", will be gone before they can say "MERDE".....

in reality if the natives continue to be disruptive to the French elite then the French government will simply truck in some poverty stricken muslims, offer them half the salary as the existing workers thereby increasing profit margins and, quite importantly, France will be yet another glowing global example of the tenets enshrined within the halls of immigration and tolerance

viva la france!!!!

And in the USA now you are mandated to have health insurance. It differs on who shoulders the bill. You are in a good job that gives you 2 to 3 weeks a year paid vacation in the USA.

You make a good point.

this was the reason why i left germany 3 years ago and went to NovaScotia, Canada. It was my best desicion for the fact that the nature here is gorgeous, i have lakefront property on one of the most prestine lakes here in the province, almost no neighbours, a lot of friendly and warm people around here. But when it comes to politics i can tell u that it is the same everywhere: they all know how to spell corruption!! but at least my taxmoney nowadays doesnt't go anymore into the support of the total fail whats called the EU!!

OK..agree with you 100%....but money sent to Europe and Africa is gone....and sending it there was stupid....BUT....French people are up to their noses in financial shit.....ending EU-contributions and relief-aid wouldn't by far cover your pension-underfunding....

Never amigo, these are not french people, they are perfect NWO morons ignoring themselves, setting the fundation of their own prison, Sarkosy knows the goal of the globalists's kabbala, as Obama AKA Barry Soetorro he lead France to chaos, now the little socialists cowards will revolt and bring their support to the new european union of socialists states, Europe communist take over accomplished, well after the end of the european civil war to come of course.

Without the EU france wouldnt have a money problem.

The giver lands in the EU produce far more money then the population needs, but then came the EU and sucked this money out of the giver lands, spent it now 10 years to the receiver lands, and now those suckers are bancrupt and kill the giver countrys...

i really want to know where the billions went too.

Very well done.....I admire you...takes guts to put your money where your mouth is.....I will do the same....within a couple of months, takes some preps...almost finished...

Reality check, French people....I like you guys, love your country....but...be real....the money isn't there....who is gonna pay for your luxourious benefits....the aliens??????....NO you have to pay for it yourselves.....and...the...money...just...is....not...there..​..period....


Thats not true.

Look where it went in the first place, into the EU pockets.

it was used to support countrys that really had nothing to do in the EU and this was our downfall.

We spent money to AFRICA for completely useless programs, and support former soviet countrys for god knows why.



OK..agree with you 100%....but money sent to Europe and Africa is gone....and sending it there was stupid....BUT....French people are up to their noses in financial shit.....ending EU-contributions and relief-aid wouldn't by far cover your pension-underfunding....


Without the EU france wouldnt have a money problem.

The giver lands in the EU produce far more money then the population needs, but then came the EU and sucked this money out of the giver lands, spent it now 10 years to the receiver lands, and now those suckers are bancrupt and kill the giver countrys...

i really want to know where the billions went too.
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For decennia, France has been the biggest benefactor of EU-subsidies....get real....you have been sucking other EU-countries dry with you agricultural-subsidies....

The money was there, but have been stolen by banksters as in every country in the world.

Fact is IT'S NOT KATLA who induced a revolution in France in 1789. It was the Laki volcano in Iceland... but yeah, I get your drift.

They go on strike? You mean there were still a few French working?

Wrong, traitors in the seventies gave away our right to borrow from our national central bank, for the benefit of private banksters and greedy usury operators, what we owe them at this point is close to be the total interest accumulated since then.

Last Edited by FreedomSheep on 10/12/2010 09:06 AM

Lol... I am curious to know what they contribute export-wise that will be affected

Edited to add : right in the sense that EU added to the problem, but we lost control before the euro was implemented in all members states at that time, now it's even worse because EU is now effective and can enforce any legislation.

So why did these nations join the EU in the first place if they dislike it so much?

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That's a very good question!

You're just a bunch of jealous people... You would want to be like the French... paid vacations... good job well paid... less working hours... being more happy...

Intense brainwashing and the results of many set ups to convince EU was the key to resolve many conflicting issues between european nations, now many realize they've been fucked up, same regarding globalization at a global scale, everything is upside down and gettin' worse by the day.

Is France a self-sustaining country? If so, why not leave the EU?