[lbo-talk] Paris shut down (Le Monde)

[joanna bujes]

My French is somewhat lame -- what exactly does "pouvoir d'achat" mean. 
I mean, I understand "buying power" -- but it seems to be used as a 
formulaic phrase of sorts. If the pouvoir d'achat has declined by 5%, is 
that like saying that inflation is up 5% and wages haven't kept up?

Thanks,

Joanna

Thomas Seay wrote:


>Here's Le Monde on the issue:
>http://www.lemonde.fr/web/recherche_articleweb/1,13-0,36-401004,0.html
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>it is not and makes this negation its own essence and the principle
>of its existence.>>  -Gilles Deleuze "Nietzche & Philosophy"
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