It's the first round of the French parliamentary elections today. Sarkozy has consolidated his recent election victory by announcing a package of generous fiscal measures last Friday. One element of his proposals that I thought was clever was that he does not propose to change the 35 hour week, (even though most people see it as a stupid) thereby keeping socialists voters happy, and offering tax free overtime to employees to keep everybody happy. This legislation will be discussed and voted on in parliament after these elections. So the message is 'give my party a big majority and see what I'll do for you'. He's outmaneuvering even the most cynical of his opponents. How smart is that?
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If you've been following the Paris Hilton saga you might find this funny. If I'm reading the news correctly it sounds like she may have mental health problems.
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