Miriam BooshMar 23, 2023
Day 17 of strikes in France opposing the one-year increase in pension age. The French people have foresight and understand the saying, "if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile, therefore, when the government attempts to take that inch, bring the entire country to its knees until your voices are heard" #vivalafrance
Show threadKevin Karhan 

@Miriamm @GreenSkyOverMe the problem is that said strikes are in stark contrast to the inevitable need to change something.

The french people chose racist immigration policies and now are upset that said decision makes the raise in retirement age inevitable.

They can only have one thing: early retirement OR racist residency and work permit policies...

Mar 24, 2023 at 1:29amWeb
Show threadAmelia Bjornsdottir (she, they, he)Mar 24, 2023
@kkarhan @Miriamm @GreenSkyOverMe their immigration policies (and language policies at home) are awful but it doesn't make sense to me that they'd be the cause of this
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 24, 2023

@amelia @Miriamm @GreenSkyOverMe well, #France, like all economies in the global north, suffer from fast-aging population.

Thus the retirement systems that require at least equal amount of pension payers as there are pension beneficiaries at the same time will topple from the basis due to lack of workers as the ratio topples.

And since the current economy won't allow people to have kids - or even want them - they should incentivizing migration to fill the gap.

But in fact they choose not!

Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 24, 2023
@amelia @Miriamm @GreenSkyOverMe same with #Germany and #Japan - tho Japan will have this kick in their groin sooner than anyone else...