This is what said the Prime Minister a few days ago.
I suppose it's almost true, it's sad.
For me everyone is responsible for this giant debt, but the blow of all the social policies set by the left and asked by unions throughout the 80's and 90's has finally hurt.
I think this is partly because of the 2000's demographics, the population getting older and baby boomers have begun retiring, the economy slowing down, competitivity of french labour decreasing etc, etc.
So, in this economic climate how can things go well? This problem is quite hard.
I have so much resentment towards the left parties that ALWAYS claim new social benefits for everything, for the masses. Look where and lead us, you filthy bitches!
I'll give an example of all this great ideas, if we were to listen to the left wing:
France has a huge debt in (the national) medical insurances, but we should NOT ask a fee when consulting doctors, we should NOT raise the price of medicines
As you may not know, in France there's a system of benefits for families called 'CAF', what does it do?
Mainly, if you have children younger than 18 or (22 if they're at the university) you're elligible for a state subsidized allowance :-).
How does it work?
If you have 1 child, you don't have anything.
If you have 2, then you have to earn 1 salary only (say 1500E/month), if both parents are working, then nothing.
If you have 3 kids or more, then you won the grand prize.
There are families living off allowances, because there are loads of them.
And most people a paying taxes for allowances they'll never benefit.
I agree this is part of the game of insurance, to pay for things we should never use, but the system's such that people are cheating or are only parasiting this.
ARrgh, it pisses me off.