French move closer to revolution (269)
No, no don't blame the socialism...The West doesn't know what socialism really is... 
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pKrema: No, no don't blame the socialism...The West doesn't know what socialism really is...
I support the French people they are getting a high dose os some ism, perhaps you could explaid what you mean. I lived in Socialist Finland and they're not being bled quite as dry as the French;------ This thread is Archived ------
aries1234: I support the French people they are getting a high dose os some ism, perhaps you could explaid what you mean. I lived in Socialist Finland and they're not being bled quite as dry as the French;
Finland isn't socialist country, the Nordic model isn't socialism Tom...it may borrow some aspects of it but none of those countries is socialist...------ This thread is Archived ------
pKrema: Finland isn't socialist country, the Nordic model isn't socialism Tom...it may borrow some aspects of it but none of those countries is socialist...
Your right it is the Nordic model, and possibly closer to capitalism than socialism.I would call it more socialist but your terminology is correct Finland is not socialist. Politically it is a democracy. Economically it is capitalist. In that sense it is the same system as the United States. Finland does have higher taxes and more generous public programs. But this is a merely a difference in degree. It is not a different kind of economic or political system.
Would much high taxes combined with greater public benefits work in the United States? Some would certainly support it, mainly those who would receive more in return than they would pay. But currently there is nowhere near the level of political support for such a move. Those who are wealthy think (rightfully so) that they have better uses for their money than the clowns in Washington do. And most others see themselves advancing in their careers and wish to enjoy the fruits of their labor one day. In a sense, hope and high taxes are not a good mix. Where there is hope, people want to provide for themselves, make their own decisions. Maybe this explains the unusually high suicide in Finland?
Any way back to the French problem.
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The fuel taxes are the tip of the iceberg the French are facing...
France has reached a point of no return...something has to happen and I am afraid it won't a nice event...
France has reached a point of no return...something has to happen and I am afraid it won't a nice event...
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aries1234: Listen, French people - YOU VOTED FOR THE LEFTIST AND SAID YOU 'LOVE SOCIALISM' AFTER THE ELECTION - DEAL WITH IT?
No they didn't. They said they prefer Macron over Marie Le Pen after both came out closely ahead of a 4 way contest. And when it came down to a 2 way Le Pen lost by a margin of 3 to 1.I dont see Le Pen changing that any time soon.
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pKrema: The fuel taxes are the tip of the iceberg the French are facing...
France has reached a point of no return...something has to happen and I am afraid it won't a nice event...
I agree, though the French will riot at practically anything as has been proved this year, this time they are justified.France has reached a point of no return...something has to happen and I am afraid it won't a nice event...
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aries1234: ODN
Listen, French people - YOU VOTED FOR THE LEFTIST AND SAID YOU 'LOVE SOCIALISM' AFTER THE ELECTION - DEAL WITH IT?
NO I did not! Listen, French people - YOU VOTED FOR THE LEFTIST AND SAID YOU 'LOVE SOCIALISM' AFTER THE ELECTION - DEAL WITH IT?
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daniela777: NO I did not!
Can you vote when you don't live there?------ This thread is Archived ------
For the less affluent, it’s a different story. This former investment banker has slashed housing benefit, and hiked taxes on pensioners – in a country where the average monthly pension is just €1,300 (£1,100). His policies have shifted the workplace balance of power from workers to bosses. French students are staging occupations and protests against more selective entry requirements for universities, derided as an attack on free universal education and France’s social model.
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aries1234: – in a country where the average monthly pension is just €1,300 (£1,100). .
What is it in the UK?Nowhere that good I'd say
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mollybaby: Can you vote when you don't live there?
Of course I can Molly..as long as I am on the electoral list at the French Consulate.------ This thread is Archived ------
daniela777: Of course I can Molly..as long as I am on the electoral list at the French Consulate.
How does an Alien get on the electoral role of the French embassy
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daniela777: Of course I can Molly..as long as I am on the electoral list at the French Consulate.
Irish people living abroad can't vote in general elections------ This thread is Archived ------
The french are complaining about the fuelprices, in the Netherlands the costs for fuel are about 25-30 more expensive per liter.
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25-30 eurocent...
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mollybaby: What is it in the UK?
Nowhere that good I'd say
I have three pensions so I don't really know what the average is.Nowhere that good I'd say
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mollybaby: Irish people living abroad can't vote in general elections
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aries1234: I have three pensions so I don't really know what the average is.
You could have copied and pasted it like you did the French one 
Anyway, it's less than £700 a month. So the French one is relatively generous compared to it.
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Published on 24 Nov 2018
Police used tear gas and a water cannon against protesters in Paris on Saturday as marches continued against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron. . Report by Louee Dessent-Jackson.
Listen, French people - YOU VOTED FOR THE LEFTIST AND SAID YOU 'LOVE SOCIALISM' AFTER THE ELECTION - DEAL WITH IT?