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Maybe I should send these articles from The Nation to Monsieur Villepin and Chirac. There are 8 different articles from progressive thinkers in the US regarding taming global capitalism and it surely does need to be tamed. We are a long way away from the nirvana of globalization and what we see happening in France today is in the street proof of the wrong way of doing things.
Not too long ago we had ongoing coverage about the housing shortage in France with people squatting in empty buildings hoping they wouldn’t get tossed into the street in the middle of winter. Some were not so lucky and got tossed anyway because the buildings they were in weren’t safe. Of course, the street is safer and much warmer.
It is impossible to rent here in France without a permanent job contract unless you have contacts and someone is willing to fiddle around with the paperwork. Mr. Villepin’s new contract may help some get jobs from which there will be no guarantee they will keep but it will also insure they will not find a place to live. Mr. Villepin’s job contract puts the cart before the horse. The creation of jobs and housing before changing laws that will make the acquisition of these necessities even more difficult would get a more positive response from the people.
As fools rush in with the unorthodox reasoning that says if an employer knows he can toss you out for whatever reason he chooses and at any time you will stand a better chance of getting hired I begin to believe that politicking cannot be that hard, in fact, any fool could do it.
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