Originally posted by lemontree
Are the protestors of the French policy truly the voice of the people? After all, was it not the French legislature that passed the law? I haven't been following the story too closely, but I would guess that those protesting represent the 26 and younger demographic, and not necessarily the will of the entire French people. On the surface, it appears as if the semi-reversal is appeasement to a particular group.
Originally posted by Platinum786
Does repealing the law really stick it to the fat cats and the parlimentarian puppets? After all, France does have the fourth highest unemployment rate in the entire EU zone. The status quo appears not to be working - it seems to me like getting the law reversed is more like sticking it to themselves. Anything that aritifically inflates salaries or produces stickiness in the job market means that it cannot adjust effectively, resulting in artificially inflating your unemployment. That's Econ 101.
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