Democrats scheme to turn the US into France riots and all

“This is what happens when nations let wealth and power accumulate in the hands of a few,” says prospective 2028 presidential candidate Rep.Ro Khanna about the mass rioting and social unrest unfolding in France.As with most issues, the far-left Californian has it backward: The economic and social ideas dear to his own Democratic Party are what have destabilized France.France, after all, is home to socialized medicine, high minimum wages, powerful unions, some of the most generous worker protections in the world, big government spending and a massive welfare state.France’s Gini index, the standard measure of income inequality, is just under 32, around the European Union average.Of course income inequality, the hobbyhorse of the American left, is completely irrelevant in and of itself; France ranks right in the middle worldwide by that measure, between the stable and wealthy Western democracy of Japan and the destitute Asian tyranny of Myanmar.Rioters didn’t set fire to the majestic 19th-century Limoges town hall because they’re angry about France’s ranking in global income parity.They were triggered in large part by the French government’s alleged “austerity” plans.France spends an inordinate amount of its budget on welfare and social protection programs — a larger percentage than virtually any nation on Earth.Since 1995, social and welfare spending has risen from 53% to nearly 59% of the country’s budget.It will never be enough for rioters.Because such a significant percentage of its budget is dedicated to keeping the welfare state operational, any reforms aimed at reducing spending or debt will be greeted with immediate social turmoil.France’s public debt is approaching 120% of gross domestic product, and is projected to rise to around 122% soon.The government recently proposed reducing the budget deficit from an expected 5.4% of GDP in 2026 to 5% in 2027.In other words, young French people are destroying their cities over a proposed defici...