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Yeah, so raise taxes. France is like a lot of neoliberal governments around the world, pretending that raising taxes when you have a structural deficit isn't an option. Macron especially is being disingenuous here.
if Macron raise taxes the right will gain more power. He is already on shaky ground.
Shitty political party and their shittier best buddy to scare the voters. Sounds familiar.
That is one of the weaknesses of the centrist neoliberal platform. Nothing they do is concerned with building a popular support base for tax hikes when necessary, because it's all designed around economic growth above all. It's a rare politician who can both deal with the rich and raise popular support when necessary.
Thanks for pointing out the nuance there, btw. I had indeed made it seem like a simple thing to do.