> Those under 35 represent a significant proportion of the beneficiaries (41%).
This doesn't mean '40% unemployment in France for under 35 and they all get welfare'. It means 41% of unemployment insurance beneficiaries are under 35.
I'm also still looking for a source for 'the majority live on the dole and out vote the productive class.' and 'Soon the retired will outnumber the workers.'.
> Someone’s got to pay as papa becomes grand-père, but the forecast is bleak. Today there are 39 seniors for every 100 working-age people in France. But by 2070 working-age French will account for only 50% of the population, down from more than 55% in 2023.
If only half the population is working-age and many of them are on the dole or not working (as they are now), it's quite clear the entire social appartus will need to be supported by a fraction of the population. To be clear - this will not work! The political turbulence in France will only increase. They can't even sustain their minor reduction in retirement age from 64 to 62 without the government imploding. There is literally zero chance of saving this system. Collapse followed by massive cuts is the only way
This doesn't mean '40% unemployment in France for under 35 and they all get welfare'. It means 41% of unemployment insurance beneficiaries are under 35.
I'm also still looking for a source for 'the majority live on the dole and out vote the productive class.' and 'Soon the retired will outnumber the workers.'.