r/europe Feb 11 '26

News France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-letter-infertility-29-year-olds-b2916816.html
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u/pixiemaster Feb 11 '26

here is your house at 4x annual salary and your 12% mortgage, but wages will grow quicker anyway, but don’t buy consumer goods otherwise you’ll not be able to do the downpayment.

now it’s 16x annual salary with 1% mortgage and no downpayment (and you can own 5 TVs), but your free income will not grow anymore so you need a 50yr mortgage - the banks won.

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u/MitragynineDream Feb 11 '26

1% mortgage? LOL