[MadIvan]

Will Chirac be a coward yet again? Stay tuned.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[DrGunsforHands]

France's future just might rest on his decision.

[sinkspur]

The Socialists had also argued that the two-year trial period was unjust and violated international labour laws.

I'd invite these pinkos to Texas, where anybody can be fired at any time for any reason, or no reason.

It's called "Right to Work" and we have a pretty healthy economy here.

[LK44-40]

The smart money is always with the mob in French politics.

[My Favorite Headache]

I hope he signs it...hoo boy...I can't think of a more deserving scumbag than Chirac to have to face the fire either way he looks.

That my friends is what happens when you deal with the devil...you face the fire...(eventually).

[montag813]

So let them riot. Sign the damn law. The markets will rally and it will be a small but important step in the Socialist addiction withdrawl treatment for France.

[goldstategop]

The French have little stomach for the Anglo-Saxon market economy.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[decal]

"Will Chirac be a coward yet again? Stay tuned."

He doesn't have a choice - he'll be labeled "coward" no matter what he does.

But is it surprising for M. de Villepin to be backing this? I remember thinking he was little more than a fop when he was made PM.

[John Semmens]

French Students Take to Streets Over New Employment Law

A new law aimed at reducing youth unemployment (currently 23 percent) by making it easier to hire and fire young workers has sparked an outcry of opposition from the intended beneficiaries. As many as 1.5 million people participated in street demonstrations to protest the “First Job Contract” law passed by Parliament.

Jacques Esse, one of the students leading the protest, denounced the law. “They are trying to take away our leisure and force us into boring jobs,” said Esse. “We need money, not excessive demands on our time.”

Esse contends that forcing young people into the workforce will have anti-democratic impacts. “Who will march in the streets to protest bad laws if everyone has jobs?” asked Esse.

Esse demanded that the government save his generation from a life of meaningless toil. “Our time and our minds should be free to create the new ideas needed for a new millennium,” said Esse. Esse proposed that corporations and the rich be taxed to provide stipends for young intellectuals like himself.

Asked what new ideas for a new millennium he has, Esse responded that his proposed stipends for young intellectuals was just the first of many he was sure would be forthcoming if he isn’t bogged down by a dead-end job and has the time to work on them.

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[Ma3lst0rm]

I think the French kids need to learn the meaning of competition. Losing a job is a character building experience and it may not be fair but just as it teaches you that you can be replaced it also teaches you that you can replace your employer with another one. I've always come out ahead after leaving a position and I think that enterprising young French students will be pleasantly surprised with an open job market as they rise quickly in money and status. There will always be those who fill entitled and it is exactly because they feel entitled to being given something that it becomes almost impossible for them to attain what they desire themselves.

[SevenofNine]

I hope he does sign it Ivan

Then we see him surrender to French mob they love surrendering to strong forces LOL!

[Malesherbes]

I propose we make book on the outcome. I'll offer odds that Chirac caves.