advertisement
Deals | News | Forums

 

AAPL stock: $440.60 ( -2.33 )

*Cached every 60 seconds. For live updating, Click Here

You are currently viewing the 'Friendly' Political Ranting forum
Newer Topic Older Topic
Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: Lemon Drop
Date: May 06, 2012 01:15PM
[www.france24.com]
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: freeradical
Date: May 06, 2012 02:15PM
Quote

Hollande has promised to ... reduce the retirement age from 62 to 60 for people who have completed a minimum 41 years of work.


People voted for a pay raise...this should be good for the French budget...
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: May 06, 2012 02:35PM
It's a cycle common to politics. Vote in someone who will give away money. Go broke, vote in someone who will cut spending.Rinse, repeat.
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: Uncle Wig
Date: May 06, 2012 03:22PM
At least the French have the sense to reject the Right.



[www.flickr.com] [picasaweb.google.com]
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: haikuman
Date: May 06, 2012 03:30PM
Change is good . . .


“Stay Hungry Stay Foolish"
"There are only two mantras yummm and yuk "
"There is a fine line between a rut and a groove"
"I got to that part and I knew there was going to be some weapons grade stupid to follow"Lux Interior
"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then
will you discover you cannot eat money."
~ Cree Prophecy
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: Lemon Drop
Date: May 06, 2012 05:45PM
Quote
freeradical
Quote

Hollande has promised to ... reduce the retirement age from 62 to 60 for people who have completed a minimum 41 years of work.


People voted for a pay raise...this should be good for the French budget...

Can you blame them?

"Sarkozy declared to the Constitutional Council a net worth of €2 million, most of the assets being in the form of life insurance policies. As the French President, one of his first actions was to give himself a pay rise: his yearly salary went from €101,000 to €240,000 (to match his European/French peers). He is also entitled to a mayoral pension as a former mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine."
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: billb
Date: May 06, 2012 07:22PM
Quote
Uncle Wig
At least the French have the sense to reject the Right.

Next time they get to have the sense to reject the Left so they can reject the Right again.
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: $tevie
Date: May 06, 2012 10:44PM
Quote

Sarkozy, defeated after one term in office, became the 11th European leader to be swept from power since the economic crisis in 2008.
[www.rawstory.com]


"Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences." ~ Brian Eno
Options:  Reply • Quote
Re: Socialist Hollande defeats Sarkozy to win French presidency
Posted by: freeradical
Date: May 13, 2012 11:20AM
jest smiley

Quote

France's new Socialist president owns three holiday homes in the Riviera resort of Cannes, it emerged today.

Francois Hollande, 57, who “dislikes the rich” and wants to revolutionise his country with high taxes and an onslaught against bankers, is in fact hugely wealthy himself.

His assets were published today in the Official Journal, the gazette which contains verified information about France’s government.

To the undoubted embarrassment of the most Left-wing leader in Europe, and a man who styles himself as “Mr Normal”, they are valued at almost £1 million.

It will also reinforce accusations that Hollande is a “gauche caviar”, or “Left-wing caviar” — the Gallic equivalent of a champagne Socialist.

Among his other assets are three current accounts in French banks — two with global giant Société Générale and one with the Postal Bank.

But it is the fabulous property portfolio which is causing the greatest stir among millions of ordinary French people who voted for Hollande over the conservative Nicolas Sarkozy last Sunday.

jest smiley


[www.thisislondon.co.uk]
Options:  Reply • Quote
Newer Topic Older Topic
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login