[ElKrist]

Are you talking about the minimum pensions only?

In France, the average pension is 1393€ (~ $1574) [1]

Also the retirees purchasing power is higher than the working population [2]

Don't get me wrong, there are still too many retirees with too little money in France. But on average, the retirees are doing OK compared to the rest of the population.

[1] https://cleerly.fr/retraite/retraite-moyenne

[2] https://www.lefigaro.fr/retraite/les-retraites-ont-un-niveau...

[flavius29663]

I was commenting for the Americans. In the US you get a "meagre" state pension (social security) and people believe that Europeans have so much more...well that US state pension is on average $1500. But Americans have in general much better private funds, because they have lower taxes.

Before you ask, healthcare is free for retirees.