France At it Again

Over one million protesters stormed the streets in France today, and no one really seems to notice. It's very sad because this is the future of not only France, but of the world.

The French government passed a labor-union law that allows any employer to fire anyone working for them that is 26 years old or younger, without provocation or warning; they don't need a reason, within the first two years of employment.

Originally, the workers had six months for their trial period. After that, their employment was practically guarenteed for life unless they committed a serious offense against the company they worked for.

A reason this is so huge, and that the union workers have joined with the youth on this is that the right to lifetime employment is not only a privilege in France, but it has been going on for decades upon decades, being embedded as part of their culture just like our flesh covers our bones.

The reason the French government passed this labor law is because France is increasingly losing position in the global economy. They are not making the money that other countries are making, or at least, not breaking even when it comes to number crunching. They're spending more than they seem to be worth. Other European countries, like Britain, have done an overhaul on their labor laws, and are progressing quite well, nothing staggering, but in the positive none the less. Other countries are generating the same amount of work, but offering lower wages.

Right now, this strife exists primarily in Europe, but soon enough the dilemma will find its way on to American shores. Frankly, it's been here for decades, only sometimes we seem too lazy, or too apathetic to notice. That's what welfare's for, right? That's why we collect unemployment, right?

I recommend rescinding child labor laws. If you have a child or teenager that does not see the worth in going to school, get them to work. Let them start making money, realizing that they do in fact need an education to stay alive in this world. If they don't like that, off to the military.

Who knows what it will take to get America off its ass. Taking away the welfare and unemployment compensation systems would be a start, but eliminating those campaigns would only increase unemployment, sinking the econonmy lower than it already is, which is a dismal place, right now.