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Originally Posted by Renato1
The reason France is in diabolic troubles is that it has it's population out on the street whenever it tries to raise it's ultra generous retirement age with ultra generous benefits - most people are on a fantastic scheme which is even better than the old Australian Public Service CSS scheme (which I'm on) which the government closed back in 2000 because it was way too expensive for public servants alone. Imagine the whole country on that Public Service scheme? (But God bless Gough Whitlam for introducing it).
Same story in Italy, though there the Government had to act and raised the retirement age from 55 to 65, and it is unlikely to stop there.
The French nuclear generation industry is what makes all the renewable energy in surrounding countries viable. When they run out of power, they just get it from the reliable French plants.
Regards,
Renato
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I was very impressed by France when they started turning lights off in Paris to save money when if the propaganda is true then power should be no problem.
But the fact remains that conventional nuclear power is guaranteed to remain more expensive than fossil fuel and economical fast breeder remains a pie in the sky.
I'd say the Japanese and Germans have revealed their smarts. Or do you have a different angle?