The expectable national protests continue in France after it began a few days ago. The most immediate is on its economy. Garbage and recyclable refuse remain on the the sidewalks with no garbage trucks to pick them up, causing a foul stench to permeate many of France's streets. Many transportation services are inactive. Refineries are shut down and those people who were willing to work were forced off by the strikers. Ships remain anchored offshore because the seaports were all closed. Road blocks placed by the strikers ensured that many people won't be able to get to work or where they want to go on time or at all, causing many drivers to abandon their cars. This was all caused by the French government's decision to change the age for retirement from sixty to sixty-two. Talk about welfare gone wild. In America, this would never happen.
To many people in France, this is actually normal, since French citizens expect the government to take care of them. They are protesting the fact that the government is trying to shed its role of being a caretaker for its people. This contrasts to what is happening in America where people complaining of too much government intervention. Some Americans think they are working harder than the French because the French have many work benefits and comfortable working schedules. At its current state, France is a good example of a socialistic state. If these protests become more frequent, France might undergo another revolution in the future.
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