French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing adamant opposition to his plans to raise the retirement age in his country from 60 to 62â¦and the Frenchies are furious and taking to the streets! However, this move is symptomatic of a much larger trend going on all across Europe (and perhaps all of the ârichâ Western counties): that trend is towards austerity! With record budget deficits, bloated bureaucracies, and over-extended social benefit programs, there is a seismic shift towards changing the size and role of government in the western capitalist democracies of France, Germany, the UK aa well as the PIGSâ¦.and this shift will even be affecting future politics and policies in the good olâ U S of A! Get awakened to the age of austerity my plaid friends!
