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French retirement protests take violent turn - Yahoo! News
I'm amazed by the way the French people protest their governments activities.
French retirement protests take violent turn - Yahoo! News
I'm amazed by the way the French people protest their governments activities.
The protesters are trying to prevent the French parliament from approving a bill that would raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 to help prevent the pension system from going bankrupt. Many workers feel the change would be a dangerous step in eroding France's social benefits — which include long vacations, contracts that make it hard for employers to lay off workers and a state-subsidized health care system — in favor of "American-style capitalism."