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If more countries protested like the French the world would be a better place
I live in America. What's a "pension"? >

It's the thing that the CEO raids when his bonus is under 150x what the average employee in his company makes. >

At this point I don't think I will ever reach pension because governments around the world increase age at which one is allowed to retire or isn't heavily penalized. >

well it's easier to take 2 years to 68M people than 2% to 109 billionaires, so.. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 59%. (I'm a bot)


People took to the streets for a third day of strikes Tuesday against government plans to reform the pension system, of which a proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is among the most controversial.
French President Emmanuel Macron insists the proposed changes are needed to reform a moribund system - but some of the government's own experts have said the pension system is in relatively good shape and would likely eventually return to a balanced budget even without reforms.
The multi-sector walkouts came a day after parliament began debating the controversial pension reform legislation, which will likely be a test of Macron's ability to affect change without a working majority in the National Assembly.


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