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Can the French Cut Welfare?
2010-06-14
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#5  No.

At least not without massive riots and social upheaval.
Posted by: DarthVader   2010-06-14 22:12  

#4  They + rest of the Eurozone will have to, irregardless of what they claim to the contrary.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-06-14 20:51  

#3  I'm pretty sure Ahmed isn't going to pay Pierre's welfare.
Posted by: Jefferson   2010-06-14 19:30  

#2  When the younger people tire of having all of their pay taken to be given to people sitting around at the cafe smoking cigarettes, yeah, they will demand cuts in welfare. Times were different years ago when the boomers were working. They wanted to be on Easy Street when they retired. That will change when the generation behind them has to finance that Easy Street apartment.

Not only will they "allow" cuts in welfare, they will demand it.
Posted by: crosspatch   2010-06-14 17:28  

#1  Looks like the Germans will have to bail out the French along with the Greeks
Posted by: Warthog   2010-06-14 15:58  

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