Hollande Tiptoes Toward Raid on Pensions With EU Pressure

And so the predictable becomes probable:  expect more pensions to be raided.  Don't believe for a second that only French pensioners are at risk.  Every over-indebted government will go after pensions.

When convicted bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, his alleged response was, "because that's where the money is."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/hollande-tiptoes-toward-raid-on-pensions-under-pressure-from-eu.html

Swiss Bank Crackdown Accelerates As Credit Suisse, UBS Clients Raided In Germany, France

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/swiss-bank-crackdown-accelerates-credit-suisse-ubs-clients-raided-germany-france

Feds defend Department of Education raid on a home

In a follow up to this story, I guess the raid was justified. /sarcasm 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56530.html

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Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For Spending

Thanks to Dick for finding this article.  It's something we've been predicting and warning readers about for a few years, and it's coming to the US before you can say "confiscation." 

http://www.businessinsider.com/irish-bombshell-government-raids-private-pensions-to-pay-for-jobs-program-2011-5