The vicious circle of the French social model

There is a strong rejection of inequality in France, far stronger than in other OECD countries. This has led to large-scale redistributive policies and generous social welfare in France , but also to a high tax burden, especially on companies. This high tax burden (in particular high corporate social contributions) has led to a low employment rate, and therefore to high income inequality before redistribution, and hence an increased need to have large-scale redistributive policies. We see the vicious circle: the correction of inequality increases inequality, which increases the need to correct the inequality.