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​​Political Fantasies Versus Economic Reality

​​Political Fantasies Versus Economic Reality
A protester holds a placard reading "Macron pensions, it's no!" during a demonstration on the fourth day of nationwide rallies organised since the start of the year, against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, in Paris, on Feb. 11, 2023. Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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The protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron’s raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64 have increased in number and intensified in violence. A March 24 report stated that around 150 members of the French police forces have been injured.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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