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snakesnake9 t1_j6imh6k wrote

Reply to comment by hansobolo in France braced Monday for another day of mass protests and strikes over proposed pension reforms championed by President Emmanuel Macron, with the government and its left-wing opponents trading blame for the expected disruption. At least 240 demonstrations are planned across the country by DoremusJessup

What's the alternative? The country is aging, there are less people of working age. Something has to be done to reform the pensions system.

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Ippzz t1_j6jlsqm wrote

It's not like governments have 1000 ways to raise money... Just a random idea: make weed legal and put a tax on it where the money goes specifically to the retirement fund.

Now to be more serious, Macron just lifted a corporate tax and that amount is more or less what will be missing for the retirement fund in the coming years. So you could just roll back and avoid creating the problem in the first place. We just reached full employment in France (below 5%), companies don't need to have tax relieves right now. Keep that for a time when large corporations don't register humongous yearly profits. Just common sense at this point.

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DarkWasp14 t1_j6jr6w2 wrote

You tax the rich more and stop putting it on the working class. The money is there, they’re just stealing it from the wrong people.

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hansobolo t1_j6immmq wrote

Immigrants, reduce pension payout, etc

If you are concerned about the economy these strikes are also terrible.

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MMBerlin t1_j6isltw wrote

>reduce pension payout,

Doesn't really help. In the end the government has to pay for its citizens's living expenses (rent, food, energy etc).

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