- Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:11 am
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For anyone that wonders what liberals (increasingly wanting to be called Progressive) really want, look at the platform of the winner of France's Socialist Primary.
Benoît Hamon’s Platform
Benoît Hamon is a 49-year-old former education minister. Here is his platform.
Universal basic income.
Tax on robots.
Progressive taxation of wealth.
Reduction of tax loopholes.
32-hour working week.
Legalization of marijuana.
National conference on “environmental democracy”.
50% renewable energy by 2025.
Differentiated VAT for the “most virtuous products”.
Ban on pesticides.
Better repayments for dental care.
A “Sixth Republic”.
Transformation of the Senate into “college of territories”.
The right of foreigners to vote in local elections.
“Humanitarian visa” and redo of France a land of asylum.
Consideration of the white vote. If the white vote is a majority vote, the election must be postponed. Note: That translation was by Google. I am told ““Vote blanc” doesn’t mean “white vote” it means voting “none of the above”. No need to make French socialist sound crazier than they are.
Media antitrust law.
Labor law repeal to provide additional protection to employees.
Help facilitate the takeover of SCOP companies by employees.
Recognize burn-out as an occupational disease.
I have one simple question,how are you going to pay for it?
For those who don't know, VAT is value added tax. When anything increases in value it is taxed on it's new value. Example,
ron ore taken from the ground-taxed
ore made into pig iron-taxed again
Pig iron rolled into sheet steel-taxed again
Sheet steel made into car bumpers-taxed again
Car bumpers sold to a car manufacture and put on cars-taxed again
Benoît Hamon’s Platform
Benoît Hamon is a 49-year-old former education minister. Here is his platform.
Universal basic income.
Tax on robots.
Progressive taxation of wealth.
Reduction of tax loopholes.
32-hour working week.
Legalization of marijuana.
National conference on “environmental democracy”.
50% renewable energy by 2025.
Differentiated VAT for the “most virtuous products”.
Ban on pesticides.
Better repayments for dental care.
A “Sixth Republic”.
Transformation of the Senate into “college of territories”.
The right of foreigners to vote in local elections.
“Humanitarian visa” and redo of France a land of asylum.
Consideration of the white vote. If the white vote is a majority vote, the election must be postponed. Note: That translation was by Google. I am told ““Vote blanc” doesn’t mean “white vote” it means voting “none of the above”. No need to make French socialist sound crazier than they are.
Media antitrust law.
Labor law repeal to provide additional protection to employees.
Help facilitate the takeover of SCOP companies by employees.
Recognize burn-out as an occupational disease.
I have one simple question,how are you going to pay for it?
For those who don't know, VAT is value added tax. When anything increases in value it is taxed on it's new value. Example,
ron ore taken from the ground-taxed
ore made into pig iron-taxed again
Pig iron rolled into sheet steel-taxed again
Sheet steel made into car bumpers-taxed again
Car bumpers sold to a car manufacture and put on cars-taxed again
- By johnforbes