Macron Visits ‘Left-Behind France’ to Show He’s President for Everyone 14, 2017 PARIS — Punching back at jibes that he is the "President of the Rich," Emmanuel Macron visited troubled parts of France this week — an impoverished suburb and a depressed industrial town — promising help, attention and money. Macron said that No social policy can sustain itself, Macron said that I have no idea what that means, to have a ‘policy for the rich,’ ht against discrimination in hiring," saying the "most efficient response is a toe-to-toe fight, penalize discrimination." "Naming them is very efficient," Mr. Macron said. that fig "It’s not a policy of subsidies, it’s a policy of investment in people." But he also proposed cash incentives for companies hiring in depressed zones — $17,000 for a long-term hire and $6,000 for a short-term contract. In addition to offering cash and training, Mr. Macron zeroed in on fighting discrimination by employers — a widespread practice not generally acknowledged in France, where affirmative action is largely seen as a hateful American import.
