Protests in France - Our future

Posted: Dec 8th, 2019 - 7:39 am

But behind the anger was the much-contested figure of the president himself, a former investment banker who was elected two and half years ago promising to shake up a secure but sclerotic French system deemed too unfriendly to business, growth and job creation.

This could happen here as Trump and Republicans move to privatize social programs such as schools and healthcare.

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Protests in France - Our future (Views: 420, 2019-12-08, 7:39 am)
- The French also protested when Macron implemented - a gas tax. You have to pay for (Views: 228, 2019-12-08, 7:51 am)
- Same old, same old. Look at the difference in our job - numbers here. Thank you President (Views: 247, 2019-12-08, 7:52 am)
- Why are they striking? He ran on reform. France's - retirement system is one of (Views: 330, 2019-12-08, 7:57 am)
  - He is a neoliberal - What he "ran on" is irrelevant (Views: 268, 2019-12-08, 9:09 am)
- The population of France rose by 5 million since 2010 - due to Macron's open border policy. (Views: 253, 2019-12-08, 8:03 am)
- Note to the UK: Brexit faster. The last nation in the EU - with any money will be stuck (Views: 241, 2019-12-08, 8:07 am)
- They traded individual self-determinism for state - dependence. Makes me ill. (Views: 202, 2019-12-08, 8:15 am)