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> in France, the Front National is promising raising the minimum wage, bringing back the wealth tax, and other such populist "give money to the real people" thi

• sofixa 2y ago
  If there's no plan on how to finance such things in one of the countries with the highest public spending as % of GDP, relatively high budget deficits, a high debt to GDP ratio, slipping credit rating, monstrous pension obligations and impending demographic slowdown... Yes they are. Empty bullshit being said because it's popular and easy to be said. No substance, no real plan, no real solutions.