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Meadowoak

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Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 23, 2023, 03:01 PM

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The French are way off on this to me. 35-hour work weeks and just 2 years added to retirement?? [View all] Samrob Mar 2023 OP

Maybe that all things considered, one person working full-time should take care of everything. brewens Mar 2023 #1

It's a matter of perspective Raven123 Mar 2023 #2

The age for full social security retirement was put in place decades ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #20

There have been changes Raven123 Mar 2023 #23

Thank you for that link. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #28

I Was Aiming RobinA Mar 2023 #33

Perhaps you could take some totally different job out there, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #35

As heard on CBC radio, cbabe Mar 2023 #3

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #6

This right here Bettie Mar 2023 #16

I feel like it's less of an employer-worker thing as a retiree-worker thing. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #18

In the 1960s 4 workers didn't have the productivity of ONE worker now. House of Roberts Mar 2023 #21

That's certainly true... BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #22

Tax the robots Uncle Joe Mar 2023 #24

I made about $3 an hour in the 70s. House of Roberts Mar 2023 #27

Another, personal example. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #29

I support the people Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #4

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #7

I think the French have it exactly right. onecaliberal Mar 2023 #5

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #8

Europeans are used to their governments caring about them. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #9

The current French system is, compared to the US system, so generous... Lancero Mar 2023 #10

They're fighting the fight we should have fought 40 years ago. Meadowoak Mar 2023 #12

Not to mention, just like here, they wouldn't be forced to retire early. If someone Meadowoak Mar 2023 #11

With imminent AI upheaval of *all* economies, intrepidity Mar 2023 #13

French politicians fear the people...the way it should be here. pecosbob Mar 2023 #14

Slippery slope. xmas74 Mar 2023 #15

This XanaDUer2 Mar 2023 #19

If we'd been smart xmas74 Mar 2023 #25

The 35-hour work week seems reasonable to me. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #17

They can't, which is why Macron is taking the bullet BeyondGeography Mar 2023 #30

think of the way it was done moonshinegnomie Mar 2023 #26

You're looking at it wrong. The real question is why don't you have that? ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #31

France's tax cuts favoring wealthy and corporations in recent years are probably a factor wishstar Mar 2023 #32

The Degradation of Working-Class is a worldwide problem! Emile Mar 2023 #34