The French government raises the national retirement age from 60 to 62 and the citizenry goes berserk. Airports and gas stations have been shut down by protests and strikes, and most French students are boycotting classes. All this over a measly two more years of work. In the US, millions of people work until they die or are unable to work, at which point they settle into a meager existence of choosing whether to eat enough or take pills to keep them from pissing on themselves.
The Big Picture has a great overview of the strikes in France. Makes the whole country look like one giant Romain Gavras video.
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