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France knows how to do it. And they’ll do it for a lot less than what we are putting up with.

They're protesting to continue a way of life that was financed by unlimited debt in an inflation-free world that no longer exists, with an aging population that can't provide the economic growth to outrun it. Even if they win this fight, the costs will still have to be paid, just in other ways.

Guillotines. Show me guillotines.

Also grenades and rubber bullets.

great, now they can rebuild better ones :)

There are reasons the numbers might not match. It says these numbers are "adjusted" and it's not clear if it includes higher education. In any case, US spending per student is more than France does.

Protests are part of French culture. France is undergoing a financial crisis. People don’t work as long as in US & public healthcare is virtually free to all. With an aging population & growing financial burden to support social welfare programs, govt funding has a shortfall, thus the school cuts.

I wonder whether there is evidence to support an answer to your first question.

This is the students messing with France. You've got it backwards.

That'd shut down the arson and protests pretty quickly!

Always a good sign when a militarized police force is attacking children for wanting a better education

Interesting. My son and his family live in Marseille. He sent pictures of a lively peaceful protest along the Castellane there, along with a note about how corporate media is emphasizing violence, but it isn’t exactly what’s happening. Of course, Marseille isn’t Paris, but…

Welp, time for a Sixth Republic...