elizabeth. the inequalities in french society. anne elizabeth. the hard inequalities in french society. effie: elizabeth. the hard economics is what emmanuel macron is banking on an ageing population, a relatively low retirement age, he says the country can t afford not to make these changes. country can t afford not to make these changes. you got some very basic figure. these changes. you got some very basic figure, you these changes. you got some very basic figure, you know these changes. you got some very basic figure, you know that - these changes. you got some very| basic figure, you know that france, like britain, about the same time as you had the beveridge reforms in britain in 1945, the french created the pension system which is a pay as you go system, people who are at work pay for the pension of people who have retired. in 1945 you had eight people working for one, now you have slightly under two people and of course that is unsustainable. that very understandable