I could tell you were not backing the idea of the tax but as it sounds like a good idea at first, I wanted to balance it a bit. Indeed, the point you raise is sound.

I don't know how you feel about economic decisions in France but my impression is that they are all broken. Both the left-wing and the right-wing do very similar things while preaching by their colored book and saying the other side is doing it wrong.

I attribute the lack of economic direction and growth in France to both sides. What I find irritating is their tendency (on either sides) to make short-sighted decisions and follow the hype of the moment (effet d'annonce) which effectively means nothing can really be done on the long term when current affairs shuffle it all every once in a while.

From afar, it does look like a poorly handled country and no amount of red or blue changes anything to it.