French pension reforms - Page 2

Herr-Berbunch · 10-19-10, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Looks like this has long been the trend throughout Europe.

It also reinforces my belief I took the right decision in retiring at the age of 50

Yes Jim, how is your retirement going?

The French retiring at 62? Wow! So, they work a couple of hours in the morning, a couple of hours late afternoon for forty years and that's it! Buck your ideas up fellas, pull your finger out!

Betonov · 10-19-10, 02:34 PM

Shure, I understand that the population is getting old and the life expectancy going up and we're all screwed if the only thing our children will work for is to keep our retired selves out of poverty. But for some por soul having a backbreaking work in a mine or factory, 60 years is a lot, 65 is in grave. My grandfather died at 70, now imagine working your ass of all your life and then dying after only 5 years of retirement. It's a loose loose situation until we figure out a third option, and that would be the easy part

bookworm_020 · 10-19-10, 06:33 PM

Most people are living longer (80+) and the population here in Australia is getting older. They have already raised the retirement age for accessing superannuation and the pension here, and nobody made that big a fuss about it. They are also about to start increasing the amount that is put into super from 9% to 12%, with a view that it may go higher.
At least Australia can afford it, we are in surplus (hard to believe), unemployment is low (5%, if you have a trade or can work in a mine, come on down!) and politically stable (despite a minority federal government!) They also have let the Australian dollar rise and fall freely over the last 28 years which has been a help and a hindrance, but at least it kept us grounded. Even with our dollar rising against other currencies, is has meant that at least we can't borrow large amounts of foreign debt to keep us living in a fools paradise

FIREWALL · 10-19-10, 06:44 PM

Maybe the French will do like we did in Boston but, dump perfume in their harbor.

bookworm_020 · 10-19-10, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Maybe the French will do like we did in Boston but, dump perfume in their harbor.

More like smelly cheese!

Sailor Steve · 10-20-10, 09:08 AM

There's a difference?

Takeda Shingen · 10-20-10, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

There's a difference?

Ooo. Snap.

Jimbuna · 10-21-10, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Yes Jim, how is your retirement going?

The French retiring at 62? Wow! So, they work a couple of hours in the morning, a couple of hours late afternoon for forty years and that's it! Buck your ideas up fellas, pull your finger out!

Well actually....I returned to work on 20th Sept this year (in a different discipline) that allowed me to hang onto my pension

I now await the day HMRC eventually catch up with me

SteamWake · 10-21-10, 11:10 AM

Dont the french already have a 4 day work week?

Betonov · 10-21-10, 12:21 PM

The pic was in todays papers

TRANSLATION: Furius French (title) Sarkozy: take the Slovenians as an example, how peacefull and cultural have they accepted their pension reform

Oberon · 10-21-10, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I now await the day HMRC eventually catch up with me

10-21-10, 12:49 PM

Two years. That is the difference. Talk about not seeing the forrest before the trees.

Given the outcry, unneccesaary in my opinion, what will happen if the benifits are suspended for 5, 10, 15 years? Back to the private sector they must go.

XabbaRus · 10-21-10, 01:57 PM

The French need to grow up.

They have one of the cushiest regimes in Europe but don't they realise they can't afford it.

There was a great piece in the Sunday Times by Rod Liddel...called "What's the point of the French"....

Very funny satirical piece.

Jimbuna · 10-21-10, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Catch up with me they will....eventually

nikimcbee · 10-21-10, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Well actually....I returned to work on 20th Sept this year (in a different discipline) that allowed me to hang onto my pension

I now await the day HMRC eventually catch up with me

and yes I found footage of Jim at work. Well, actually, this footage was from the subsim meeting where Jim and Tarjak did a little performence to earn some extra drinking money for that night. But you get the idea

I just gotta know, what is your stage name?

10-19-10, 06:33 PM	#18
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Most people are living longer (80+) and the population here in Australia is getting older. They have already raised the retirement age for accessing superannuation and the pension here, and nobody made that big a fuss about it. They are also about to start increasing the amount that is put into super from 9% to 12%, with a view that it may go higher. At least Australia can afford it, we are in surplus (hard to believe), unemployment is low (5%, if you have a trade or can work in a mine, come on down!) and politically stable (despite a minority federal government!) They also have let the Australian dollar rise and fall freely over the last 28 years which has been a help and a hindrance, but at least it kept us grounded. Even with our dollar rising against other currencies, is has meant that at least we can't borrow large amounts of foreign debt to keep us living in a fools paradise __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-19-10, 06:44 PM	#19
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Maybe the French will do like we did in Boston but, dump perfume in their harbor. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-20-10, 09:08 AM	#21
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	There's a difference? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-21-10, 11:10 AM	#24
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Dont the french already have a 4 day work week? __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-21-10, 01:57 PM	#28
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The French need to grow up. They have one of the cushiest regimes in Europe but don't they realise they can't afford it. There was a great piece in the Sunday Times by Rod Liddel...called "What's the point of the French".... Very funny satirical piece. __________________

10-19-10, 02:34 PM	#17
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Shure, I understand that the population is getting old and the life expectancy going up and we're all screwed if the only thing our children will work for is to keep our retired selves out of poverty. But for some por soul having a backbreaking work in a mine or factory, 60 years is a lot, 65 is in grave. My grandfather died at 70, now imagine working your ass of all your life and then dying after only 5 years of retirement. It's a loose loose situation until we figure out a third option, and that would be the easy part

10-21-10, 12:21 PM	#25
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	The pic was in todays papers TRANSLATION: Furius French (title) Sarkozy: take the Slovenians as an example, how peacefull and cultural have they accepted their pension reform

10-21-10, 12:49 PM	#27
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Two years. That is the difference. Talk about not seeing the forrest before the trees. Given the outcry, unneccesaary in my opinion, what will happen if the benifits are suspended for 5, 10, 15 years? Back to the private sector they must go.