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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @zuspotirko OP 13 Sep \ parent \ on: French pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age adults econ
It's a gerontocracy. The old people have the voting power in elections. The old people vote for the benefit of old people. Even if it's not in the interest of the whole country.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 13 Sep
Gerontocracy 😆 Something similar holds true for Germany, in many parts of Germany, baby boomers receive shit lots of money, build 'retirement houses', absolutely unwilling to do anything with the social system, even though it is unsustainable. Plus other problems on top of that.
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