
2006/02/19 - Gabriel CalzadaEuropean Politicians’ FrankensteinIt took them forever, but at long last they finally admitted to having created a monster. A report from the European Commission and Political Economy Committee has raised the alarm. The report announced most European countries’ current public pension system, the “welfare state’s” standard bearer, is running a significant risk of going bankrupt. It is time to get moving. Wait a little longer and they would have only realized it the day pension checks bounced.
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2005/10/10 - Gabriel CalzadaThe Collapse Of The Pension SystemLast Friday, Belgium suffered a general strike called by the socialist union ABVV and rejected by the Catholic union ACV. The trigger for this union protest was the liberal-socialist coalition government’s proposals, made in the framework of ongoing conversations between the administration, business and workers on reforming the public pension system and avoiding bankruptcy.
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