Olivier: The great blues of French youth should distress us, worry us, revolt us. Yet can it surprise us? Our country devotes one euro in seven of the wealth it produces to pensions.
Retirees have a higher standard of living than workers. Grandparents often help their grandchildren financially. cohorts of retirees volunteer to run associations which provide academic support, sporting or cultural activities to children and teenagers. The fate of his youth does not matter to him. Let’s be clear: “boomers” are not selfish.