What's going on with the strikes in France?

Workers in France are on strike against President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Read more: wapo.st/42wGBet. Subscribe to The Washington Post on KZbin: wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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[@sabrinaalonso8974]

I am From France, It s not juste about this extra 2 years , it s about all the difficulties we are meeting like the rise in the price of fuels, of food, of energy...

[@rachelseo319]

Thanks for explanation. Why is it so important for the president to extend that 2 years may I ask? Im just assuming there must be other important things to decide..

[@iwen634]

à ce niveau là on est vraiment pas les plus à plaindre non plus

[@user-dd1bb4tw4r]

All the immigrants on welfare took care of your pensions

[@Pedgo1986]

@@rachelseo319 Money, you know under normal circumstances and good communication he would be able to sell this plan to people. But there is problem with narrative, prices are rising, inflation skyrocketing and now he tell people we must push retirement age because we don't have money while he is sending and pledging billions to UA and this is rubbing people wrong way in times when they cant afford basic living.

[@Melanie_44]

John 3:16 Jesus is the only way, The Truth and The Life “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God Bless Brothers ans Sisters

[@francoisvola3611]

Over three millions people protesting. It is against retirement but it is really against macron for six years of contempt and disdain of the French people and bypassing the parliement democratic vote system 11 times, to favor the ultra rich corporations!!

[@keshavsingla6655]

Hey ! Does it mean that inflation is at its peak in france

[@Tr4newreck]

This is why I like the French... they are united and protest frequently... as opposed to the apathy in other western nations

[@poppyorangeflower]

Yeah. They read a lot. Talk a lot. Esp about politics.

[@Tr4newreck]

@Poppy Orangeflower yeah its how it should be, now it's a faux pas to talk politics to people... people forgot how to disagree civily. We're not all going to agree on 100% of the issues.

[@question_it_701]

They have nothing to fight back against the government with though.

[@Yo_mamma_fight]

I hope they can stick it out and bring down these thieves,

[@BSB91]

Honte à Macron

[@deborahmulloy3580]

Macron is a piece of work. He is like what we have in Canada. Happy, Proud of people of FRANCE. They have had it hard for over a year now. Stay Strong .......People of France

[@lw1zfog]

Trudy Castro & Micron are both WEF acolytes

[@les_ptits_pourris-gates]

Merci !

[@carlabroderick5508]

The rest of the world which retires at 65 is not impressed. No wonder France’s economy is stalled.

[@saucesriracha3763]

​@@carlabroderick5508 Good slave! 👍

[@letardigrades6364]

merci

[@peterpotts5878]

Time we started doing this in England bring our government to its knees like we did in the 70s come on people stick together and beat these evil politicians😊

[@wesleypepple7525]

Did you see in that interview where he took off his $80,000 watch

[@EnLightEnd1111]

I think they should lower it to 50... I also think that people shouldn't work more than 20 hours a week... And I think that there should be no such thing as non-profit organizations... And I think that all income should be taxed 20% across the board... That there should be no exemptions except for below poverty level... And everyone should be given a livable wage... And they should establish a maximum wage... But that's just what I think

[@anthonyferrell6376]

I agree with some of what you posted, 50 yrs to 55 retirement age 20hrs work week I don't agree with. 40hrs work week + if the individual wants for retirement reasons, I also think a potential employee should have a contract with employers to ask for certain time off from work instead waiting for holidays, or sick time to have time off from work. alot of companies don't understand that it's the employee that make the company or state country grow, sometimes the top needs to be reminded that the foundation that they thrive on is supported by the people they don't see or know. also none profit organizations are basically places for the wealthy to hide their money to escape taxes, they should be taxed as well audited equally like any individual or company. a set tax I also agree with, if changed it has to be voted for, and no president should have that single power to raise it.

[@EnLightEnd1111]

@@anthonyferrell6376 If people worked 20 hour work weeks and those 20 hour work weeks were considered full-time which means those 20 hour work week employees would get full employee benefits then more people would have jobs. . .. a livable wage means that you'd make enough in that 20 hours to sustain what you need to live on.. This also frees up enough of your time that if you wanted to do overtime you could easily and make plenty of extra money for those extra life expenses so that people could enjoy vacations... Working a 40-hour work week to pay life expenses and not enjoy life is not living It's being enslaved

[@matttheradartechnician4308]

Damn I took America's checks and balances for granted. I could not imagine the executive passing his own laws through some sort of executive order, oh wait 😢

[@breakfree1949]

Maybe people don’t like tyranny?

[@tommynoel9929]

Viva la France!

[@Gator-357]

Good for then. Take notes USA

[@dannywindham3295]

To the French people Don't give up until Macron is gone

[@evmorals6348]

We have to get ready. USA thinking of raising RETIREMENT age to 70.

[@jameslim7599]

You may not be able get the full amount of the pension because the economic crisis can happen anytime now, they need the fund to support the economy and banking sys, a lot of country now also extend this policy due to lack of fund. Don't sell your life and get nothing at the end.

[@andreavandooren3179]

french fighting for democracy 💗

[@jetjazzdauntless218]

Off with the princes' head!!! They're good at that in France.

[@stevangelical7052]

Stay strong France.

[@kathrynnepia2796]

Love the way the French protest!! Power to the people

[@Kavaindia]

Oh no Joseph Borell’s garden has got trash lying around

[@Susieq26754]

62 retirement to 64?! The US retirement is 65 and they want to move it up to 70!

[@Nabz1415]

Well done French people

[@Helfirehydra]

If this keeps going on soon, the governments gonna basically have given us a free two years off work, because if they raise the retirement age by two years, the people won’t work for two years

[@jfk21]

pff he has already moved on and laughs about everyone 😂🎉🎉🎉

[@tammykalil2722]

This is so sad. Why don’t they understand people are old we can’t do our jobs in .what age do they retire? We are not robots robots can’t take a place we are people human beings everywhere in this country.

[@MONALISA_Please_Subribee_]

Thank you for sharing ya

[@Nothuman76]

This is what happens when you run out of others peoples' money...

[@VERCINGET0RIX]

This is what happens when you cut taxes for the rich and screw over the poor one too many times

[@Nothuman76]

@@VERCINGET0RIX I thought France had one of the strongest can't get away Tax systems in the world? and France is considers itself Welfare state, which means everything and i do mean everything is provided if you don't have. With the immigration issues draining the system France has to increase taxes on everyday things in order to continue providing those services.

[@VERCINGET0RIX]

@@Nothuman76 goes to show, you dont know what youre talking about.

[@bsdpowa]

😂😂😂 this is what happens when you hace more money than last year so you want to tax it by increasing the retirement age, why should people get the pension when pension funds can keep thek for themselves, bro some people really have no clue what they’re committing about

[@morgoth173]

Doesn't France have like the earliest retirement in Europe

[@chrisgdn3140]

Hidalgo's city 🤮🤮

[@macchiatomachiato]

au revoir macron

[@billwheelerman1359]

Macron, the Goldman flunkee.

[@bellabemon]

Serve him

[@Daiwafisherman]

France Looks like Downtown Los Angeles!!!!

[@indefatigable8193]

Approaching this issue with American podcast rich liberal person musings doesn’t feel right stylistically. Especially since the issue has to do with class.

[@clive0494]

I wonder why powerful nations have a clown president?😅

[@asmith6647]

I’m surprised that this hasn’t been blamed on Brexit - not by the good people of France of course 🇫🇷

[@YouOnlyGet1Shot]

The hardest workers always lose in a liberal society

[@Tragic.Kingdom]

When u have a community who have 8-12 kids per wife ...... Then what do u expect

[@lw1zfog]

King Chaz is the WEF’s daddy. Micron is a WEF ‘young global leader’. oh dear 😂

[@jonassandor1911]

Szemét Makron!

[@gokucougar]

Any place where there is no justice is doomed to collapse.

[@BabaoneBabaone-dp6fs]

WE SAY STOP TO NEO CAPITALISM !!! RÉVOLUTION

[@abdelkaderhamaidi6259]

A cause de macron les touristes vont pas venir à Paris en vacances car sa ressemble à une decharges

[@heyitsdavid-1213]

Bois bring in the giotottinie time for a revolution

[@linsy1971]

Who the hell cares? They got what they voted for.

[@jabelalasari3482]

Actually, no, they're doing the same thing here in the states to where they are suppressing the vote. Passing these laws of depravity to make it basically it illegal to say anything and do anything. So no your comment is flood an invalid because this isn't what the people want.

[@DameboySP]

Found the American conservative. politicians lie during their campaign believe it or not 🤯🤯

[@fneify8523]

To answer that, in 2019 this guy said "I won't change the age of retirement" so no we didn't got we voted for

[@linsy1971]

@@fneify8523 everything else he said matters to, electing progressives is the problem.

[@jasminedegroote9758]

Actually most of us voted for him so that the extremists didn't win

[@scoobysnax930]

So france when are you raiding balenciaga i said it like 5 times , the mega rich love that place americans go to france and all over europe to kiddie didle so when you guys gonna change that ? Idk i feel like france you got some trash to clean up

[@anglewoodsdashcamfootageso2779]

Sacler~bler

[@jean4003]

Paris, la poubelle, ville du monde

[@titi-jr3gb]

Toutes la France et une poubelle pas que Paris...

[@ScottyDog345]

You work your while life ti guve your retirement fund to people that HATE YOU AND YOUR COU TRY

[@prayforthe_1644]

Someone has a pay for the free stuff

[@niconilo97]

Rich do they have the money

[@prayforthe_1644]

@@niconilo97 English please

[@VERCINGET0RIX]

​@@prayforthe_1644 The rich do. They are the ones with all the money. Understand?

[@prayforthe_1644]

@@VERCINGET0RIX What do you define as rich?? As a married couple we make 80k. Yet we pay 💰 crazy 😜 taxes for illegals and phony welfare recipients. That’s fair??????

[@Eli-mq1gz]

A fuss over nothing

[@y9731]

What’s the people of france stance of NATO? Is it necessary or no?

[@lizziemallow]

It's not really a subject at the moment, so it's difficult to answer at the moment. I haven't heard anyone complaining about the money given to finance the war in Ukraine or whatever

[@user-gk3cl4wz5h]

Украина 2.д

[@madlove2339]

yea bring more refugees they will work harder please bring more refugees

[@anonymousonlineuser6543]

Europeans are good at ripping customers off but should still learn from the best=Americans. We had Nixon raise retirement age but not just in one go but slowly over decades so nobody protested or even noticed.

[@aloafofbread8468]

Americans are even worse

[@mtgurza8246]

Why do you think he woud risk such backlash? Cous they run out of money to pay. So the want 2 years more so ppl pay in and don't get payed out by doing nothing tahts why

[@Pedgo1986]

Yes but what irked people most is while he is augmenting there are no money he is sending billions to UA.