Support across the Atlantic, and not the least.
Elon Musk supports pension reform.
This is what he tweeted on Friday in response to a video showing the procession of demonstrators Thursday in Lyon (Rhône).
"Macron is doing a difficult but fair thing," he wrote.
Retirement at age 62 was introduced when life expectancy was shorter.
It is impossible for such a small number of workers to support such a massive number of retirees.
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Macron is doing the difficult, but right thing.
The retirement age of 62 was set when lifespans were much shorter.
It is impossible for a small number of workers to support a massive number of retirees.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 20, 2023
To balance the pay-as-you-go scheme, Emmanuel Macron and his government have chosen to act on a double parameter: the legal retirement age (raised to 64 in 2030) and the extension of the contribution period (accelerated for reach 43 years by 2027).
On a state visit to the United States in December, Emmanuel Macron met with the boss of Tesla to discuss in particular the moderation of content on Twitter.
"This afternoon, I met Elon Musk and we had a clear and sincere discussion", explained Emmanuel Macron on Twitter.
In line with our ambition for decarbonizing and reindustrializing France and Europe, with @elonmusk we exchanged on future green industrial projects, such as manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries.
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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 2, 2022
“Transparent terms of use, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of expression: Twitter must make the effort to comply with European regulations,” added the Head of State in a series of tweets. .
“It was an honor to see you again.
We look forward to our exciting projects in France!
“Wrote Elon Musk in response to one of the Head of State’s tweets.
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After a highly criticized debut at the head of Twitter, Elon Musk announced in December his intention to leave the head of the social network as soon as he has "found someone crazy enough" to replace him, explaining that the billionaire will therefore focus on the “software and server teams”.
