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Sadzeihyesterday at 8:43 PM2 repliesview on HN

France is not an oil nation. We have 35h weeks and 5 weeks of paid vacation as well.

Edit: Also, the US is a damn oil nation. It has nothing to do with oil, and everything to do with politics.


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wtcactusyesterday at 10:18 PM

Yes, and your government takes 57% of the total GDP to themselves, rely on an external power (that’s less and less friendly) for their protection and are on the track to their 6th prime minister in less than 2 years (is it 6th? I’ve lost track) because if they try to increase the retirement age above 62 (in their pay as you go unmaintanable system) people come down to the streets to burn down businesses and destroy public property.

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daedrdevyesterday at 8:47 PM

France has stuck is head in the sand regarding its future finances

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