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Luc Ferry: "State of France, challenges to be met"

2022-05-18T17:57:01.707Z


CHRONICLE - The next government will have to bring together all the people of good will and above all show itself capable of a courage that has not been seen for ages.


It is not a question of overwhelming the re-elected president, but of objectively listing the problems to be solved during the coming five-year term if we want to avoid decline for lack of fundamental reforms.

But that supposes that we agree to open our eyes to the real state of the country beyond the gibberish that the power distills during the election period to embellish a balance sheet that is actually very modest.

Firstly, on the political level, the situation is complicated to say the least, given that 60% of voters voted for the extremes who refuse any reform that is even a little painful.

To give just one example, from Mélenchon to Le Pen, we want retirement to return to age 60, whereas an extension of the contribution period has become vital for our pay-as-you-go system.

On the economic and budgetary level, our extremes plead for the massive continuation of the Keynesian policy of magic money and public spending at all costs.

However, the pension reform having failed, the project…

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Source: lefigaro

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