What is welfareThe system is now based on thresholds

Laurent Wauquiez arise in champion of the middle classes. A few weeks after having announced the launch of his club, the social right, the Secretary of State for employment give tonight the UMP political bureau a report on this very courted population category. With a goal: get it back.

Has the majority lost the support of the middle classes

Nicolas Sarkozy is one of those who made for the middle class, of the suppression of the first two-thirds of the income tax during the crisis in employment-service cheque, through inheritance relief or aid to the home ownership. The problem is that since 20 years, the rich have benefited from globalization and the poor have benefited very strongly of the social system: the losers are the middle classes. Spending constraints have almost doubled to 40 of their budget; housing is now more than 20 of their budget; and the social elevator became for them difficult to access. The crisis, which has hit hard was added. I am convinced that there will be no crisis if it was not out of crisis for the middle classes. It is a major topic in the coming years. This will be the key to the presidential election of 2012. With Xavier Bertrand, we are convinced. Where the PS dark in a delirium of nebulous marketing with its concept of "the care society", we are rooted in the everyday life of the French. The middle classes have nothing to expect from the PS.

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I see mostly a question of the middle classes on politics in General. This silent majority has the sense to not be a real concern. The middle classes may not be excluded from the benefits of globalization and those of the social protection system. The economic dynamism of a society, social strength based on them.

What is your definition of the middle classes

It is double. First, there is the income of the home, between 1,400 and 4.500 euros, net that requires them to count every month. But there is also a sense and values: the hope of a better future for their children, the commitment to the work and effort.

What do you propose to win them back

First, there is the question of the financing of studies. A big difficulty, for the middle classes, is to finance the studies of their children, which are very costly especially from the superior. Why not put in place a system of "loans social elevator", in which young people repay that once they have their first job and as a percentage of their income The difference with student loans is that they could be, accessible to all students. Should a portage device that allows to strongly limit the cost and, above all, a system of pooling: that completed his studies with a very good trade would pay for more and faster, which would pool for other students who are not out of studies, on the same gates of pay. The system exists in Sweden. It works very well.

What housing

Find a way to lower the cost of land, which is, in France, far too high. Should implement a system of loans for accession property in housing agencies and redirect the 1 housing towards the middle class, for which it was originally intended.

What is welfare

The system is now based on thresholds. So that people see some aid disappear from one day to the next day because they earn a few tens of euros more. Need to review this with a concern for accountability and escalation: to reduce the feeling of unfairness, better have aid gradually diminish. The second point is that our aid system remained too long relied on the income tax. This approach is not relevant. It must take into account all the resources of the home.

Will all this not cost to the State

No, because it must be accompanied, in return, much higher logic of rights and duties. Further, we must fight against abusive work stoppages and the social security fraud. What ruined the accession of the middle classes to the social project, is that they have the impression that the system of protection stops at their door and that, on the other side, many abuses are financed by their taxes. This double mechanical is devastating.

Tax shield not feeding not the sense of injustice

I do not think so. However, I am in favour, as others in the majority, that person among the richest cannot be exculpated completely to a minimum level of taxation.