PARIS, Nov 7 - Jean-Luc Melenchon, the hard-left French presidential hopeful, will pledge to raise the minimum wage and restore the country's retirement age to 60 when he launches his 2027 election programme on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the hard-left French presidential hopeful, will pledge to raise the minimum wage and restore the country’s retirement age to 60 when he launches his 2027 election programme on Saturday.

  • killingspark@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Retirement is very unequal. Some barely make it, others can afford multiples trips per years.

    Also: Some barely make it, some get multiple years of retirement. Let’s not forget that life expectancy is very much not just a random distribution but heavily correlated to your job and the wealth you enjoyed.