by Yannick Vanderborght | Jan 19, 2012 | News
One of the three candidates supporting basic income ahead of presidential elections might withdraw her candidacy if Nicolas Sarkozy meets her condition.
Christine Boutin, president of the Christian Democrat Party and candidate in the presidential election in France in May, said she would back Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of the election if he fulfills three conditions. The first one being to endorse the implementation of a basic income, secondly oppose the gay marriage, and finally push for the inscription in the constitution of the Judeo-Christian roots of the next European treaty.
“The are certain things I do want” Boutin said, “and will be the purpose of negotiations whether before or after the first round, depending on the threat of the far-right party, the National Front.”
Boutin has supported basic income for several years now. She advocates for a basic income of 400 euros per adult per month, and 200 per children, regardless of means. In her proposal, basic income would substitute for several current social grants the French system offers, and would be conditioned upon the completion of compulsory national service, military or civilian.
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by Karl Widerquist | Dec 16, 2011 | News
The idea of basic income seeps slowly into the French political scene. Following former prime minister Dominique De Villepin’s announcement that he will propose a citizen income to the next presidential elections, two others candidates are preparing their own proposals.
Last week, Christine Boutin, president of the Christian Democratic Party, renewed her support for a basic income, in the move of her campaign towards the next presidential elections in 2012. She said at a meeting that she supported a “basic income” for all the French from birth to replace “the hundreds of benefits to which no one understands anything”. She claims a basic income at 400 Euros for every adult while 200 Euros would be given to children. “This is not a sacrament for idleness or a poverty trap, but an asset to escape poverty,” she added. Back in 2006, Christine Boutin was the first major political figure to propose a “universal dividend.” Very inspired by Yolland Bresson’s work, she even filed a bill at the French National Assembly (which was never debated in the end).
“Key measure” of the Green Party
More encouraging news is coming to us that Europe Ecologie – Les Verts (Green Party) is currently working on its own proposal for a basic income. According to internal sources from the Party, this will be a “key measure” of their election campaign. Eva Joly, the leader of the party who will be running the election, yet made allusions that she favors a “subsistence income”, and the basic income was already in their political platform in the last elections back in 2007 and 2009. But some doubts remained among observers, still waiting for a concrete proposal in view of the next election.
Dominique de Villepin under fire
Meanwhile, Villepin’s proposal has been highly criticized by his opponent, arguing that the measure was “demagogic” or “unrealistic”. Even some of his own supporters were destabilized by the idea and left his movement. Other French basic income supporters heavily criticized the nature of the proposal. Indeed, while he suggests a high-valued citizen income of 850 Euros a month, this grant could not be drawn concurrently with other income. But Villepin keeps the line. On his blog he answers critics from President Sarkozy, arguing that “This so called ‘thing’ is no magic nor demagogy, this is simply citizenship.”
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by Yannick Vanderborght | Sep 16, 2011 | News
The idea of basic income seeps slowly into the French political scene. Following former prime minister Dominique De Villepin announcement that he will propose a citizen income to the next presidential elections, two others candidates are preparing their own proposals.
Christine Boutin still favors basic income
Last week, Christine Boutin, president of the Christian Democratic Party, renewed her support for a basic income, in the move of her campaign towards the next presidential elections in 2012.
She said at a meeting that she supported a “basic income” for all the French from birth, in order replace “the hundreds of benefits to which no one understands anything”. She claims a basic income at 400 Euros for every adult while 200 Euros would be given to children. “This is not a sacrament for idleness or a poverty trap, but an asset to escape poverty,” she added.
Back in 2006, Christine Boutin was the first major political figure to propose a “universal dividend.” Very inspired by Yolland Bresson’s work, she even filed a bill at the French National Assembly (which was never debated in the end).
“Key measure” of the Green Party
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More encouraging news is coming to us that Europe Ecologie – Les Verts (Former Green Party) currently working on its own proposal for a basic income. According to internal sources from the Party, this will be a “key measure” of their election campaign.
Eva Joly, the leader of the party who will be running the election, yet made allusions that she favors a “subsistence income”, and the basic income was already in their political platform in the last elections back in 2007 and 2009.
But some doubts remained among observers, still waiting for a concrete proposal in view of the next election.
Villepin under fire
Meanwhile, Villepin’s proposal has been highly criticized by his opponent, arguing that the measure was “demagogic” or “unrealistic”. Even some of his own supporters were destabilized by the idea and left his movement.
Other French basic income supporters heavily criticized the nature of the proposal. Indeed, while he suggests a high-valued citizen income of 850 Euros a month, this grant could not be drawn concurrently with other income.
But Villepin keeps the line. On his blog he answers critics from President Sarkozy, arguing that “This so called “thing” is no magic nor demagogy, this is simply citizenship.”
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by Yannick Vanderborght | Jun 14, 2011 | News
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin advocates a citizen’s basic income for every French citizen. He will debate with François Hollande, a prominent figure of the Socialist party. The debate takes place in the framework of the campaign for the next Presidential election (2012). It will be held on June 17, 2011, in Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, 19 Place Broglie. For further information see https://www.100ideespourlafrance.fr/
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