Sarkozy declared the death of the 35-hour week, suggested that large companies may have to 2x or 3x the part of their profit they are obliged to share with employees and vowed to replace gross domestic product with a more holistic indicator of economic welfare. He would put a state bank in charge of defending French industry against sovereign wealth funds and other financial predators.

So much for that guy. Same old, same old.

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