patrickmcnamara

This is the article I was thinking of. I don't think we can pretend that pensions are not a problem, and not a massive strain on government budgets. Incomes of pensioners have increased a lot more than incomes of working-age people, and French over 65 earn more than French working-age (slightly different claim than I made).

> What do you want, when you stress that retired people earn too much

I want to pay less into unsustainable pension system and to be able to save for my own future instead. I would love more of Europe to get a system similar to Australia's superannuation system.

Comment · 4 months ago

I don't know why everyone is being so dismissive. Pensions in Europe nowadays are just transfers from young and poor to older and wealthier. The average French pensioner (not working) has a higher income than the average French worker (working).

Comment · 4 months ago

True hacker spirit here.

Comment · 5 months ago

45 billion / 1500 $ is 30 million workers. How did we arrive at 30 million?

Comment · 5 months ago

Nobody ever said other models were bastions of objectivity. They only implied they weren't corrupted by Musk. Which is true, and which is good.

Comment · 5 months ago

Trump 2 is worse than Trump 1 by far from EU perspective. And it also proved that it wasn't a once-off that Americans will vote in someone who threatens to dismantle NATO, invade Greenland, or start trade wars with allies for no reason.

Comment · 6 months ago

It's not a marathon, or any race. There is no a finish line. It doesn't matter that much that someone is a minute ahead.