100,000 Protestors... Angry mobs of students...

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Speaking of the French protests....I find them to be simply ridiculous. Really, I do.

Basically, it is all about making it easier for employers to terminate employees that are under 26. Right now, it is virtually impossible to terminate a worker in France for any reason.

What this does is make unemployment ridiculously high because French businesses will not hire new employees unless they are absolutely certain they will have the money and business necessary to pay this employee...FOREVER.

From an article I read -
"Union and student leaders say the CPE will create a generation of "throwaway workers" by making it easier to dismiss employees under 26 during a two-year trial period. Villepin hopes it will reduce youth unemployment of almost 23 percent.

"We're demanding the complete withdrawal of the CPE. You can't treat people like slaves. Giving all the power to the bosses is going too far," said Gregoire de Oliviera, a 21-year-old student protesting in Paris."

You can't give all the power to the employers? Having an easier time dismissing employees is treating them like slaves?

Simply ridiculous.