President François Holland recently proposed a 2016 budget which cut public spending and introduced a three-year program to grant more than €40 billion in tax breaks to businesses. Critics argue that the caps on spending will hurting the economy and President Holland’s proposed tax breaks are unfairly skewed toward businesses at the expense of households. Proponents argue that the proposals will stimulate the French economy which has an unemployment level of 10% and a growth rate of less than 1%.
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Response rates from 1.1k Workers’ Struggle voters.
55% Yes |
45% No |
53% Yes |
27% No |
1% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
6% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
5% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
0% Yes, and increase taxes |
5% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
1% No, reduce military spending instead |
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1% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
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1% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
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Unique answers from Workers’ Struggle voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8Q5FHVX4yrs4Y
The roman Emperors used to burn the records, because it's the only way which works ; His Imperial Majesty should pick up the idea. Fortunately most of the japanese debt is national, and so to remove it would be coherent with a Subject's fidelity.
@8PV3RBD4yrs4Y
No, reduce military spending, increase taxes on the wealthy, focus on ending tax evasion, and increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead.
@8CT6JD84yrs4Y
No, increase taxes on multinational corporations, increase taxes on the wealthy and cut military spending.
@9CWNCJY1yr1Y
Spent and expertise about cost of living crime credit and more decrease for adults and children
@9CP6TFV1yr1Y
Yes, and the government should privatize the healthcare industry to reduce costs and raise money. Then the government should further cut public spending until the budget is balanced.
@99BSWHG2yrs2Y
No, they will only hurt the economy. Raise taxes on the wealthy, close tax loopholes, and raise taxes on large corporations.
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