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If they print more money to meet their pension obligations, that causes inflation which quickly erodes the value of the payments.

So, printing money to meet pension obligations has a similar effect to reducing the amount which is paid out.

Also, I don't think many people accept Francs as currency anymore.



> that causes inflation which quickly erodes the value of the payment

Pension payments cover basic subsistence-level costs for goods that can be mitigated by supply-side production and productivity increases. Claiming that they cause inflation is just rebranded austerity politics. Inflation is caused by fraudulent debt-relief for "businesses" like we saw with PPP and low interest rates that create asset price and shitcoin bubbles.


> Inflation is caused by fraudulent debt-relief for "businesses"

Sure? Tell that to Argentina, Venezuela, Zimbawe and Turkey.


I don't know why someone downvoted you, as you are right. But it seems that gigaton of useless little pieces of paper called pesos with which that the governments has flooded the economy since decades has nothing to do with out inflation problems.


nope it is not the same outcome. one sacrify the working class and the current generation that went through multiple economic crisis and a horrible housing market while the other sacrifies boomers that lived through full employment and the golden age of france economy. I ve made my choice.




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