Meanwhile the France...

Protesters storm BlackRock’s Paris office holding red flares and firing smoke bombs





Nationwide protests against the French government’s plan to raise the retirement age for most workers from 62 to 64 have now entered their 11th day. The government triggered special constitutional powers last month to push the controversial legislation through parliament without a vote.

The changes mean that, from 2027, people will have to work longer to receive full state pension benefits.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has played no part in the pension reforms. But workers targeted the company because of its work for private pension funds, according to protester Françoise Onic, a school teacher who spoke to Reuters.

The government has said the pension legislation is necessary to prevent a looming funding deficit, but the reforms have angered workers at a time of rising living costs. French inflation fell last month from a record in February, thanks to a sharp slowdown in energy price rises, but food price inflation accelerated.

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"French protesters briefly stormed the LVMH headquarters in Paris earlier today amidst nationwide demonstrations. The government of France announced that there’s a plan to increase the legal retirement age from 62 to 64, sparking workers to demonstrate in response.

Videos from the scene show a handful of protestors from the General Confederation of Labour going straight for the luxury conglomerate’s headquarters, ignoring all the other buildings on Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The HQ seemed to be the destination and the protestors were in the building for about 10 minutes before being evacuated."

How come Americans aren't doing this with Social Security being pushed to 70?