Back to the original story, where are the real numbers? Bread went up four times? And gas went up? May I ask by how much? If bread went up a nickel, four times and I buy two loaves a week, that’s 40 cents a week, that’s $22.80 a year. And how far do the French really drive? It’s a little country and it has a nice mass transit system. Here’s a suggestion, get another job since a full time career is 35 hours a week in france according to page two of the article. If I only worked 50 hours in a week I’d feel like I was slacking off. I read an article that bread prices were 75-95 cents a baguette and they went up 7% (a nickel). I just read another version of the story, this one with some numbers in it. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/29/business/france-prices.php
It turns out that if they get married their income tax will go from 1500 euros to zero so they plan on getting married, and also the man works from 6:30 to 1:45 and is considering getting an afternoon job, boo freaking hoo. There’s a knock at the door and it’s the real world, Mr French Guy, you make two babies with your girlfriend and guess what you are going to have to do? Marry her and give up your 8 hours of free time every afternoon. One kid is a baby and one is three, so she got pregnant four years ago and they could have saved 1500 euros a year by getting married four years ago when she was pregnant and they spend 1500 euros ($2200) on food in a month, they live in the city and only just decided to get rid of one car. I’m having a hard time with this story. It sounds to me like these people are bad with their money and now we need to feel sorry for them. I know people who make over 100k and dont have a pot to piss in, while I also know someoe who makes 60k and manages to save. If this was an American couple whining about not being able to make their hummer payment and flip houses, you guys would skewer them, that original report takes out all the numbers and we launch into engineered seeds and starvation talk. Can’t it just be that some people aren’t good with money or don’t plan or refuse to give up luxuries. Tehy also complained about not being able to go the theater or eating out, duh! You have two babies, them days are over for a while, no matter where you live or how much bread costs, it’s time to break out the coupons.
