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2026-10-31 Europe

France riots sparked in part by cradle-to-grave entitlements; EU neighbors, US face similar dilemma

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-31 06:20|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [89 views ] Top

1 All of this Euro unpleasantness is not having much of an impact in Switzerland, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Austria, or Denmark. I wonder why ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-31 06:25|| 2026-10-31 06:25|| Front Page Top

2 "We pay our taxes and the return coming from those taxes is that there's free health, free education."

I don't think you understand the meaning of those words.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-10-31 07:23|| 2026-10-31 07:23|| Front Page Top

3 Not free; allotted.

You are now a line item in a budget run by bean counters who fret about monkey pox and olympic opening ceremonies.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-10-31 09:53|| 2026-10-31 09:53|| Front Page Top

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