France's richest man riles left with attack on 'pseudo-academic' behind tax plan
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France's richest man riles left with attack on 'pseudo-academic' behind tax plan
"This is clearly not a technical or economic debate, but rather a clearly stated desire to destroy the French economy,"
"first and foremost a far-left activist... who puts at the service of his ideology (which aims to destroy the liberal economy, the only one that works for the good of all) a pseudo-academic competence that is itself widely debated."
"What destroys our economy and even more so our society is the absence of any form of patriotism on the part of the ultra-rich who beg for help from the state but refuse to submit to any form of solidarity."
Bernard Arnault described economist Gabriel Zucman as a 'far-left activist' who wants to 'destroy the French economy' after Zucman proposed a two-percent tax on the fortunes of the ultra-rich. France faces rising debt and a budget deficit, prompting debate over the proposal, which has received support from the left and the Socialist Party. The right warns the tax could drive wealthy individuals out of France. Arnault highlighted the taxes he and his companies pay. Socialist leader Olivier Faure accused the ultra-rich of lacking patriotism and solidarity, while Greens leader Marine Tondelier mocked Arnault's reaction.
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