Why?
Because I grasp this fundamental concept regarding government. No matter how benevolent you claim to be, there just isn't enough money to cover everyone for everything.
If you need a case study let's look at the world's most benevolent country, France...................
French labour unions staged a day of strikes and street rallies on Thursday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age beyond 60 years.
Opinion polls show most voters oppose the reform and by midday tens of thousands of marchers had gathered in several cities, but there were mixed reports about participation in strike action.
Teaching unions announced that 40 percent of primary and secondary school teachers had gone on strike, whereas the education ministry put the figure at just over 12 percent.
Public transport was only mildly disrupted nationwide, with three quarters of regional trains and all high-speed TGV services running as normal and only very minor delays for some Paris commuters.
Nevertheless, a strike by air traffic controllers in support of the protest saw 30 percent of flights from Paris Orly airport cancelled and 10 percent from Charles de Gaulle, the environment ministry said.
"What happens today will be fairly decisive for how things develop," said Bernard Thibault, leader of the CGT, the largest of the broad coalition of trade unions organising the national protest.
Sounds an awful lot like California and Michigan.......
Creating strikes throughout the countryside?
Now that's "Progressive"!
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1 comment:
Nothing like the good ole federal government to tell you when you can retire. Considering they take 6 weeks of vacation and work 30 hour weeks already, it almost sounds like working in France will be more relaxing than retiring in the states.
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