France Paralyzed by Massive Strikes

[Meatpie]

(PHOTO) Strikers burn tires to block the entrance of the Grandpuits oil refinery, east of Paris, Monday, October 18, 2010.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39717886/ns/world_news-europe/

• Students at secondary schools have joined the protest, with at least 261 schools affected. Clashes between students and police erupted at one school in a western Paris suburb as students tried to blockade the school and cars were set on fire.
• Channel Tunnel between UK and France may shut down
• In some cities, such as Toulouse (south-west) or Saint-Etienne (centre), public transport depots were blocked on Monday morning, preventing buses and tramways from operating for several hours.
• Rail traffic was being disrupted with one in two fast TGV trains running, and one in three normal-speed trains running.
• Although the Eurostar train service between Paris and London is normal, there is no Eurostar service between Brussels and London on Monday due to a strike in Belgium.
• A key fuel pipeline that supplies the two airports in Paris has been restored, but the civil aviation authority is warning airlines operating at Charles de Gaulle to arrive with enough fuel to make the return journeys.

The Great Depression of 2010 is obviously not over and there will be severe consequences for some countries, esp in Europe.

The world will change forever, countries are running huge budget deficits.

Some economists preditc that when the Chineese economy busts it will drag the whole world with it.

Do you believe such predictions?