unlike the US, where working conditions for the poor are fantastic? Don't get me wrong, France (and the EU) has its share of problems. But "better protections

unlike the US, where working conditions for the poor are fantastic? Don't get me wrong, France (and the EU) has its share of problems. But "better protections for their workers" is not one of them. EU countries decided to use a small portion of their enormous wealth building a safety net and decent worker protections. The US does this to a much lesser degree, preferring instead to center corporate profits and the wealthy.