JGJDNYCJC wrote:
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ianmac47 wrote:
I always find it humorous when poors foolishly defend the corrupt system of quasi free market capitalism that has kept them poor and will continue to keep them poor while a handful of the richest few suckle wealth from their labor. France has a stronger middle class and a better average standard of living for their people, and that comes at the expense of the wealthiest members of society. Certainly that means the millionaires can buy fewer gold plated iWatches and may have only four or five homes instead of nine or ten, but for the average worker, the quality of life is higher. Damn right unionized workers are going to fight to maintain that standard of living and they have every right to do it. If you fucking twats weren't so busy defending the corporate oligarchs you might take a moment to realize you're fighting over the breadcrumbs they leave behind.

For many of use those breadcrumbs as you call them can be quite substantial. More so than the average person's take in France. France, and much of Europe, are great places to be B-team. Society will take care of you. Just don't bother being an A. For that there's London and the US.

Dude, you live in Jersey. You are the fucking B Team.

JGJDNYCJC wrote:

For many of use those breadcrumbs as you call them can be quite substantial. More so than the average person's take in France. France, and much of Europe, are great places to be B-team. Society will take care of you. Just don't bother being an A. For that there's London and the US.

ianmac47 wrote:
I always find it humorous when poors foolishly defend the corrupt system of quasi free market capitalism that has kept them poor and will continue to keep them poor while a handful of the richest few suckle wealth from their labor. France has a stronger middle class and a better average standard of living for their people, and that comes at the expense of the wealthiest members of society. Certainly that means the millionaires can buy fewer gold plated iWatches and may have only four or five homes instead of nine or ten, but for the average worker, the quality of life is higher. Damn right unionized workers are going to fight to maintain that standard of living and they have every right to do it. If you fucking twats weren't so busy defending the corporate oligarchs you might take a moment to realize you're fighting over the breadcrumbs they leave behind.

Pebble wrote:
I find all this hating on Paris rather comical. I had nothing short of a very pleasant experience there.

bodhipooh wrote:
Anyone that has ever been to Paris can probably tell a story or two about protests and their tendency to be extremely disruptive. Cabbies, and other service oriented job holders, provide the absolute minimum service. They don't have to go out of their way to do any better, as their jobs are often shrouded in overly generous protections. I have flown many, many times into Paris and not gone through a proper passport checkpoint because the agent at the booth has waved me through (all while looking rather bored and displeased about having to do his job). I stopped taking cabs to/from CDG because, honestly, it is always a shit show getting in or out of that airport. More times than not, there is some sort of "peaceful" demonstration by a union or syndicate protesting some "alleged" unfair business practice and they take to the streets and block the airport roads for hours on end. The article alleges that cabbies in Paris must undergo 250 hours of training... I wonder what they learn. I have dealt with cabbies in Paris that couldn't find their way out of a paper bag.

Oh, France... Libert?, ?galit?, Fraternit?. It's working wonders for you.