According to the LFI deputy, the head of state would be “more likely to listen to Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon (…) than to listen to the French who work”.
The tone rises on the eve of the mobilization. Asked about Europe 1 this Monday morning, François Ruffin lamented “a certain form of madness” in Emmanuel Macron’s desire to push through his pension reform project despite the challenge. “It’s been months now that there are seven out of ten French people who say no to this reform, nine out of ten employees. We have all the unions united who say no, we have one, two, three demonstrations with one, two, three million people who say no to this reform ”listed the deputy of the Somme. “Apparently all of this, President Macron and Élisabeth Borne do not hear it”he regretted, believing that the effect would be different “if it’s the boss of Amazon (…), if it’s the boss of Procter and Gamble, if it’s the boss of Dunlop who pick up their phone and say: “listen, Mr. Macron, you’re fed up, stop your nonsense, put France back to work”».
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The head of state “unfortunately today is more likely to listen to Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon (…) than to listen to the French who work”insisted François Ruffin, ironically about his “good sense of the CAC40”. Allusion to a recent outing by the President of the Republic, who called on the French to “common sense” of the country concerning the flagship measure of the reform, namely the raising of the legal retirement age to 64 years.
“They have the value of work in words but they crush it every day in deeds”finally criticized the LFI deputy, describing “France which manifests” like the one “who gets up early” And “who goes to work” Or who takes his car», even “who has back pain”. “This France deserves respect: there is a demand for pride”he hammered, evoking a work pride (Labour Pride March) Tuesday, the sixth day of action against the reform currently being considered by the Senate.
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