Smarter than Barkey.
Even the socialist French think what he’s trying to do with the economy is “irresponsible.”
Paris rejects ‘Obama-style’ stimulus program
Prime Minister François Fillon on Monday rejected demands that the French government seek to stimulate consumer spending, rather than follow his plan to stimulate corporate and infrastructure investment, to lift France out of its economic slump.
“It would be irresponsible to chose another policy, which would increase our country’s indebtedness without having more infrastructure and increased competitiveness in the end,” Fillon said in a speech in Lyon.
