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Originally Posted by Tom52
Maybe it is necessary to keep their national pension system viable in the future, (assuming they have something similar to our Social Security). The USA has made similar changes in the past and will be forced to do so in the future.
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True, France is trying to keep their pension system from going into deficit. Despite the protests and Macron pushing this through without any vote on it, the government survived two votes of no-confidence, albeit narrowly.
There could be a censure of the bill, and for sure the protests will continue. A similar protest a few years ago over a hike in fuel tax was successful, and the hike was retracted.
These protests are different from France's normal strikes, which are advertised in advance with timetables and durations given.
Interesting to watch.