[Nono]

Quote by: t Nono, let's be clear about what I'm criticizing here. I'm criticizing a law which compels a person to hand over money which he earned to total strangers who are are now causing damage to public property, which he has paid to maintain. And all this without even a word of thanks too.

Excellent idea, t -- let's be clear. This thread is about young French people giving the finger to a new law that undermines job security. Your comments (in their totality):

Hey, I saw on TV the mob was targetting American-owned shops and fast food outlets!!! What did we do wrong this time??? I'm bewildered. I'm ethinic Chinese; American citizen. Nono says I'm honary American. I wonder what that means. What's wrong with dismantling the welfare state? The welfare state sucks. Oooh, how did all that venom get into your system, Nono? Of course the welfare system sucks. It breeds disincentive to work amongst able-bodied young people and a culture of dependence and blaming others for a misfortune which they themselves are the authors. Did you see those who rioted in the streets of Paris, Lyon and other cities in France? Do they look like people who are unable to earn a decent living by their own efforts? All they want to do is to ask for handouts from their fellow citizens who (under compulsion of the law) fork out 50% of their hard-earned money to subsidize them. I'm trying to get a job. I just haven't succeeded that's all. Besides, Dad loves me and is very willing to give me his money *Smirk* Contrast this with the case of those student rioters who would gladly see total strangers hand them money under compulsion of law. Surely you see the difference, no?

And you want to be clear LOL?

Tell us a little something bout this lil ol law you're so up in arms against.

Or is your contribution to this debate just the jumbled, incoherent monologue of an over-privileged lotus-eater?