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8th May 2012, 07:56 #1
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Hollande the Pres of France
Is it good or bad for Europe? I'm slightly confused. His program sure sounds attractive to a lot of people. One thing I don't understand though, is how he's gonna bankroll his social programs, job creation etc.
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8th May 2012, 09:45 #2
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8th May 2012, 10:56 #3
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I am happy for Hollande and I think that people in Europe, in the local elections in UK and Germany, in Greece with their radical parties, in France with Hollande, they said that your plan can't be austerity only, with no jobs and people committing suicides because of the crisis... people elect governments, not Wallstreet!
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8th May 2012, 11:27 #4
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Originally Posted by Starter
Although I tend to be sceptical of French left-wingers I think Hollande is pragmatic and won't rush into major policy reversals. Where I think he'll be very different from Sarkozy is that I think he'll be far less proactive in major incidents like Libya or the Euro crisis.
Frankly Sarkozy made himself unelectable, not through his economic policies but because of his swerve to the far right on immigration issues and because of his bling-bling personality better suited to a tinpot African dictatorship.
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8th May 2012, 12:11 #5
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Originally Posted by Starter
As ever the correct course is the least exciting one, no drastic cuts, no drastic spending, just being sensible -- unfortunately being sensible isn't 'sexy' and doesn't get you the headlines.Please 'like' our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/motorsportforums
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8th May 2012, 13:33 #6
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Originally Posted by F1boat
To keep living a high life you have two options. One is the inflationist model where you stimulate growth through consumption. But this is exactly the model that has been in place for the last twenty years or so and brought European economies to the brink of collapse. Using it to fix the economy is like using a shot of heroine to cure a drug addiction. Another option is to tax the heck out of the wealthier. That is, if you catch them before they board their private jets and land for good in numerous tax havens around the world. I honestly don't see economies can become healthier without austerity measures.Llibertat
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8th May 2012, 15:24 #7
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Please.... Let's not turn this thread into "WAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA LIBERALS", not that anybody has any idea what that term even means
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8th May 2012, 15:45 #8
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'Liberals' might mean something to Americans, but whatever it is, it's not the same in Europe, so I'd avoid using that term.
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Originally Posted by Starter
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8th May 2012, 19:22 #10
Did Sarkozy make a fairly naked appeal to FN supporters just before the election? And did Hollande do anything similar? If anything I'm happy to see trying to move to the right (at least in the form as it exists in France) isn't the solution.
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