Gérard Jugnot was a guest on a radio show. And the actor of the Chorists spoke about the social movement linked to the pension reform and about his own retirement which he considers “small”.
Gérard Jugnot is not just the unforgettable Bernard Morin of Les Bronzés. The actor has not stopped for over 40 years. He is currently showing at the comedy Alibi.com 2 by and with Philippe Lacheau. On this occasion, Gerard Jugnot was the guest of the show On refait la télé on RTL on Saturday February 4th. During this long interview, the 71-year-old actor returned following a question from journalist Eric Dussart about what he thinks of the current pension reform, and about the social movement opposing it. He first claimed to support the protest “I’m not concerned, but I can understand that someone who does a difficult job wants to stop“.
Then he confessed to some shortcomings regarding his knowledge on the subject. “the story of the 64 years… I think what is important are the quarters contributed… That’s what I don’t quite understand“Finally the actor acknowledged on the microphone that he was about to retire.”Me, I touch it, my retirement. A small retreat from what I gave…”He puts himself in the persistent category”These are the people who continue to work after retirement. Often, it’s because people have to… But everything we contribute is no longer for us, it’s for others“.
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Gérard Jugnot criticized following his remarks on retirement
His remarks did not fail to react widely on social networks in several respects. On the one hand the adjective of “small” is probably inappropriate to the overall income and assets of an actor of the stature of Gérard Jugnot. And for good reason, today in France, the average retirement pension is 1400 euros net per month. A sum largely insufficient for live decently for a majority of French people.
On the other hand, the actor places on an equal footing, those who have no other choice but to continue working in the hope of earning a little more, and those who, like him, practice a profession passion they choose to pursue well after the legal retirement age. Gérard Jugnot recognized it himself “I will have to be stopped. In professions of passion, retirement corresponds to retirement from Russia, to the debacle.”