France: The economic policy that the French want and the economic policy that should be implemented

The majority of the French want the economic policy implemented to boost their purchasing power and reduce their working hours: a return to early retirement, increase in public assistance and higher wages. Unfortunately: Purchasing power cannot be boosted if there are no productivity gains; All the more so , France needs to finance investments in the ecological transition, the increase in healthcare spending caused by population ageing, the increase in education spending, the increase in military spending linked to the geopolitical context, the catch-up in investments in new technologies and in R&D spending, aid for reshoring, etc. The conflict between the economic policy desired by the French and the economic policy that would be necessary is very clear.