Respect for the French. π
The have a glorious history of getting rid of people who rule them the way they don't like.
The Europeans (we Dutch)are getting robbed of there pension rights ,to finance the current financial crisis.
Most working Dutch have payed all there working live (min 40j) for a pension right for the elderly (100% AOW) in a state fund.
Until now this gives them a right of a bare minimum income at 65 j
On top of that most working people build up a private pension ,via a employee pension fund ore a insurance's company to lift there income at 65 j to 70%
of there latest income.
This was one off the most stable and solidarity pension systems.
However at the Lisbon Treaty the EU (the Dutch voted against the EU at a referendum) have decided to level out all European pension right.
The financial (banking) crisis however is used now as a excuse to strip down the solid pension systems in Europe to the level off the weak ones.
I hope the French will wake up the rest off Europe,
Viva la France
Bep van Malde