Nicolas Sarkozy versus Ségolène Royal
Short comparison between two policies
The two main candidates, Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP)
and Ségolène Royal (Socialists) have very different
political programs. The upcoming French election is far from being
just a “man versus woman” race. Indeed, their visions
and proposed solutions are worlds apart:
Imagine a worker earning € 2214 per month,
who spends € 2660, and runs up a debt of € 160,560: This
is what the current state of France is like. Can this citizen borrow
more? No, because he lives above his means without even being able
to pay off his debts! Such a citizen would have to declare bankruptcy!
The policy implemented by the current UMP majority
over the last four years has begun to bear fruit. France is becoming
a leader in European growth. The rise in the purchasing power of
the French is at its highest in six years. The number of unemployed
people has fallen 13% as of the end of 2006, and 200 000 jobs have
been created in one year.
The Socialist project would like to wipe out these
results by bringing back the old recipes: more taxes, more deficits.
Tax and spend is their real project.
Ségolène Royal & the Socialist
party’s project consists of:
- Spending an extra €115 billion
- Raising taxes
- Reintroducing nationalisations
- Imposing the “35 hour” work week to everyone
- Keeping the budget deficits
Nicolas Sarkozy & the UMP party’s project
consists of:
- Giving priority to reviving the French economy
- Reducing taxes rather than penalizing work
- Recognizing everyone’s social and economic role
- Allowing people to work more to earn more
- Increasing family allowances for the first child born in a
family
- Reducing inheritance taxes
Social progress can only be the result of a vibrant economy, not
vice versa.
 
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