Iranians See Little Hope Elections Will Alleviate Economic Strain

By artappraiser on Mon, 05/15/2017 - 4:52am |

By Thomas Erdbrink @ NYTimes.com, May 15

TEHRAN — As a college student studying mechanics, Hamidreza Faraji had expected after graduation to land a steady job with a fixed salary, a pension plan and the occasional bonus. He envisioned coming home at 6 p.m. to his family and vacationing at a resort on the Caspian Sea.

But Mr. Faraji, 34, has long since given up on all that. These days, he said, the only people who lead such predictable lives are government employees. Their jobs are well paid and offer security, but are hard to get in part because older employees stay on well past retirement age, limiting opportunities for the next generation [.....]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/world/middleeast/iran-election-rouhani-khamenei-raisi-economy.html