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[–] maya_s_trojan@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The alternatives are the left under a very unpopular candidate and the right under an extremely unpopular candidate.

Oof, so you're about to enter the arena the US did in 2016, huh? Reminds me of Clinton vs. Trump.

(Not to say that Mrs. Clinton is in any way a "leftist" politician but Democrats get a pass as being "left" because of our abysmal education over here. The thread is that they were both deeply disliked by large sections of the voting populace, leading to even worse outcomes.)

The French political class is absolutely terrified of increasing taxes on the wealthy, because it is afraid wealthy people will leave the country en masse. It is the only realistic way out of the mess, though.

I guess all the new rich people moving into New York City isn't enough proof to them that the wealthy actually like where they live and their whole "we'll pull up and leave!" is the biggest load of horseshit.

ALSO I would love for these governments just to fucking call that bullshit for what it is, and if they try to fucking leave because of taxes take every fucking penny and piece of property they own in your country and tell them to get fucked and figure it out when they get where they're going but they're not taking the wealth they built in this country with them.