They cannot bet the future

BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - A major Lebanese labor union vowed on Friday to ramp up strikes and protests across the country if the government cuts wages or benefits as part of its 2019 draft budget.
Lebanon’s cabinet has met almost daily to complete a budget that tries to get its large deficit under control and rein in one of the heaviest public debt burdens in the world.
Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says this may be the most austere budget in Lebanon’s history.