Guys, I am no lover of the left, but this is blind hatred on the thread I see and it is not healthy for us to behave this way. Look at the details - its fair to cut the retirement age for people who start earlier than others. IF you started at 18 and have been contributing to your pension fund all your life, why should someone who starts at 25 be able to retire at the same age as you when he would have paid 7 years lesser in contributions?
What I will also add is that it is fair but foolish. Instead of cutting the retirement age of people that start at 18, Hollande should have increased the retirement age of the others.
It’s a terrible, terrible decision. Absolutely insane.
How about not basing retirement on age but on the amount of funds contributed/accumulated?
Oh, that would be “unjust,” I guess, as people with higher incomes would reach the target faster.
In an ideal world, people would be responsible for their own retirement savings, and would be able to retire whenever they feel they are capable of doing so. A safety net could be in place only for those who were truly indigent or disabled.