It is a figure that makes you dizzy. By 2040, 9,000 billion euros in heritage held by the older French will be sent to their children, according to a note from the Jean Jaurès Foundation, published in November 2024. Each year, 677 billion euros. A “large transmission”, which will represent “The greatest transfer of wealth in history”partly linked to the retirement of the baby boom generation. But which also illustrates, in hollow, another phenomenon: the France of the XXIe century has once again become a society of heirs.
Namely, “A society in which the inheritance weighs more than work in the constitution of heritageexplained Mélanie Plouviez, mistress of conferences in social and political philosophy at the University of Côte d’Azur, in an interview with Monde March 31. This heredity mechanics shapes a social order in which the greatest fortunes are reserved for individuals from rich families. The others can, thanks to their efforts, their merit or their diplomas, obtain strong remuneration, but it is impossible for them to reach the highest heritage positions. »»
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