The three Frances: those who have nothing, ordinary people and smart people – Le Figaro

A food bank in Marseille. Credit: Yohanne Lamoulère/Tendance Floue CHRONICLE – Our political leaders struggle to correctly identify the different social classes and their specific needs. It is even difficult for them to name them without stigmatizing them, explains Jean-Pierre Robin. Where have the “high rollers” motorists gone for professional reasons? We only talked about them at the start of the summer, before disappearing from the screens at the start of the school year. They have been diluted in the general rebate of 30 centimes per liter of fuel, a veritable “reverse carbon tax” for everyone. Well done the artist. It’s a mystery and an insult to common sense: why does the government fail to target public aid in favor of the people most penalized by inflation, which there is strong reason to fear it exacerbates socio-economic fractures? The fact is that our political leaders struggle to correctly identify the different social classes and their specific needs. It is even difficult for them to name them without stigmatizing them! Thus Emmanuel Macron, just elected to the Élysée, points to “people who are nothing” (June 29, 2017). Appalling formula: we dare to hope that the language of the President of the Republic forked that day. Did he mean, “those who… This article is for subscribers only. You have 83% left to discover.Cultivating your freedom means cultivating your curiosity.Continue reading your article for €0.99 the first month Already a subscriber? Login