France is experiencing unprecedented urban violence with over 2,400 arrests in a single day, nearly 1,000 police officers injured and hundreds of businesses looted in major cities. The anger originated in schools, where 53% of middle and high schools are missing at least one teacher and nearly 10% of teaching hours went undelivered in 2024-2025, before spreading to the cost of living and fuel prices. French public debt has reached a record 119% of GDP, while the budget deficit stands at 5.4% of GDP. The United States shows similar structural problems with public debt at 100.2% of GDP, a deficit of 6.2% of GDP and schools where 19% of districts canceled classes due to building problems and 74% of schools struggle to recruit qualified teachers.
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