Laissez Faire
31 March 2006
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Corinne Maier says that while 1968's Parisian protestors wanted to change society, 2006's protestors "simply want to be part of it" ("French Twist," March 31).
So why do they protest in favor of the status quo? With more than one in five of them unable to find jobs, do these 20-something middle-class French citizens fancy they are now well integrated into society? Key to enabling each young man and woman to become part of society is liberating each person to work on terms mutually agreeable to that person and to his or her employer.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Corinne Maier says that while 1968's Parisian protestors wanted to change society, 2006's protestors "simply want to be part of it" ("French Twist," March 31).
So why do they protest in favor of the status quo? With more than one in five of them unable to find jobs, do these 20-something middle-class French citizens fancy they are now well integrated into society? Key to enabling each young man and woman to become part of society is liberating each person to work on terms mutually agreeable to that person and to his or her employer.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday December 18, 2006 at 7:34pm