Well it appears that Chirac had to back down due to all the protesting in France. Now Chirac says he's going to "replace" the legislation that would have allowed employers to fire workers under the age of 26.

Chirac was quoted in the article, saying:

"I wanted to act quickly, because the dramatic situation and the despair of many youths demanded it."

Of course, this should be no surprise to anyone...a different outcome could not have been expected given France's history of backing down from conflict.

Also, what did they expect when they passed this law? They have a population that is used to handouts for everything, including jobs for life. A system like that would be VERY hard to change under any circumstances. I mean, if you had a free meal ticket for life wouldn't you do what you could to force the government to continue your gravy train status? What's happened here is a good example of how an entitlement society operates. Once you hand everything out for free, it's really hard to go back.

Details have yet to be disclosed, but I'm sure the "replacement" legislation will be everything the protesters wanted, if not more.

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