How the French pensions débâcle is a warning to us all

France has one of the most generous pension systems in the world. But several governments there have collapsed over questions about how the government will fund it. All over the world, aging populations are forcing governments to rethink their assumptions. <br/><br/>Today on the show, what France’s political fiascos teach all of us about the economics of an aging population, and what a retirement expert’s ideal retirement system might look like.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mercer.com/insights/investments/market-outlook-and-trends/mercer-cfa-global-pension-index/"target="_blank" >Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2025</a><br/><br/>Related episodes: <br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197962836/the-indicator-from-planet-money-retirement-social-security-pension-03-06-2024"target="_blank" >What would it take to fix retirement?</a> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/26/1201730554/what-does-the-next-era-of-social-security-look-like"target="_blank" >...