for the first time in recent history a generation of French citizens aged between 20 and 40 can expect a lower standard of living than the one before. ‘Mileuristas or babylosers: it’s the same story’.
In 1973, only 6 per cent of recent university leavers in France were unemployed; now the rate is 25 to 30 per cent; salaries have stagnated for 20 years while property prices have doubled or trebled, though the overall proportion of French people living in poverty has not changed. […] in 1970, salaries for 50-year-olds were only 15 per cent higher than those for workers of 30; the gap now is 40 per cent.
‘The big determinant in France now of success is not your educational level but the wealth of your parents, if they can support you during your twenties as you fight your way into a closed employment market.’
Lo que más me ha llamado la atención es el último párrafo. Aquellos con padres acomodados consiguen un primer empleo mejor, gracias a una buena red de contactos, y compran mucho más barato sus casas y sus coches —no pagan tantos intereses. Habrá otras ventajas, pero esas son las que primero se me han ocurrido. ¿Los derechos de cuna recuperan fuerza?
Etiquetas: babylosers, burbuja, derechos, derechos de cuna, mileuristas, trabajo, vivienda
