woolybanana Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Maybe someone should do the sums in glasses of wine or beer (in eastern France) so the strikers know what is going on, rather than mouthing the empty rhetoric of their keepers!http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100008153/government-spending-review-tax-and-spend-explained-in-beer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 But it would be interesting to do the same exercise for the elected representatives who refuse to take the same medicine for their own retirements:( and retirement is at the heart of the present strikes) http://www.lepost.fr/article/2010/10/15/2266971_la-reforme-des-retraites-vaudra-pour-tous-les-francais-a-l-exception-des-deputes.html I find the beer analogy inappropriate for contributory pension schemes, even if it had any merit for its original comparison to cuts in services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 Actually Norman, I think not; it is about breaking the rice bowls of strong state employed vested interests who do not give a ducks nelly about anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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