At NYT, "French Senate Passes Pension Bill."
It may seem strange to us that the French are protesting an increase in the retirement age to 62 years-old!
Well not only is France the supreme statist regime of Europe's major continental democracies, but the tradition of massive street protests --- on a scale that literally shuts down the nation --- dates back to the unresolved crises over the economy that emerged during the French Revolution.
See, "Students Adopt Pension Movement as Their Own." And at Boston Globe, "France on Strike":
Friday, October 22, 2010
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