The wind is turning in France, a liberal wind that we have not felt perhaps since Minister Guizot (1787-1874) under Louis-Philippe, that of his ” Get rich! » Supreme provocation in this country, a French Minister of the Civil Service has just greeted the turbulent Elon Musk, just appointed by Donald Trump at the head of the famous Ministry of “ Government efficiency ”, intended for “ dismantle the bureaucracy » : « Congratulations for accepting this great challenge Elon Musk! I look forward to sharing best practices for tackling excessive bureaucracy, cutting red tape, and rethinking public organizations to benefit the efficiency of public servants », writes Guillaume Kasbarian. It is true that we have seen more hostile… A spark of lucidity in an ocean of state costs? Not really !
A Trumpist in government!
Pour Liberationit’s simple: “ There is a Trumpist in the government. » The word irresistibly recalls the meeting of the pointed caps in Tintin Pharaoh's Cigars when the leader says: “ There is a traitor among us! »
The wind is bad. “ Certainly, the return to power of the far-right American Republican, which raises fears of a fascist drift in the United States, is cause for concern.admits Libé. But going so far as to appoint billionaire Elon Musk to his future government, charging him with “dismantling the American government bureaucracy”? », asks the daily. All the same! the chairwoman would say. All the limits of the French left have been crossed, crushed. The New Obs lack of air.
The French left still has one resource that it has in abundance: indignation. PCF senator Pierre Ouzoulias sees red: “ Libertarians of all countries, unite! By congratulating Elon Musk, Guillaume Kasbarian shows his true face: that of Trumpism, agent of the privatization of the world and the dilution of the general interest. » Grrr! Aurélien Rousseau, socialist deputy for Yvelines and former Minister of Health, chokes up: “ Are we congratulating Elon Musk? No, really, that's not possible. One more line is crossed. » The FSU teachers' union threatens a ” mobilisation » definitive against « a minister of incredible brutality, anti-civil servants ». Haro ! « We thought that Trumpism in France was limited to the far right: we were wrong. We have Kasbarian, the French Elon Musk without electricity », mocks the boss of the PS Olivier Faure, in an irresistible witticism.
« Elon Musk is not an inspiration for the government », tries to reassure Maud Bregeon, the government spokesperson. Wasted effort.
Milei's chainsaw
Basically, the left's reactions reveal a system of thought that has poisoned the country for decades: the Minister of the Civil Service is not there to work for the good of France and the French or even the administration. but to defend, whatever the cost, the well-being of those who come under his ministry. Too bad for the others. In our country, we note the performance of a minister on the increase in his budget and the advantages acquired only for his constituents: he plays the role of a civil servants' union, a lobbyist or a paid lawyer. In this system, who watches over the interests of all French people? Who seeks to avoid the obesity of an over-administered, over-indebted country with dramatic inefficiency, quantified and documented a thousand times? The Minister of Finance? The Council of State? The opposition? Answer: no one.
In the United States, this destructive caste spirit now comes up against the Trump-Musk tandem, focused on the general interest. The Argentinian Xavier Milei and his anti-official chainsaw are blazing the trail. France, the highest taxed country in the OECD, much more clogged with administrative rigidities and destructive subsidies than Biden's America, offers liberal chainsaws an immense wasteland of taxes and administrative complexities. It remains to be seen who will use the machine. Are Kasbarian and the Barnier government armed with the necessary tools and will? We have doubts, very big doubts.
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