RSA, unemployment insurance, poverty... Faced with the explosion of inequalities, a slew of senseless measures

With a red tablecloth spread out on an endlessly long table, glasses of water, orange juice, and coffee, around twenty representatives of solidarity associations lined up opposite two ministers, the first of whom was François Bayrou, at the Hôtel de Matignon on July 3. The easels allowed everyone to identify themselves for this first meeting with the head of government, almost seven months after his appointment. The discussion lasted two hours, covering exclusion, the strategy to combat poverty, solidarity at source , the difficulties of associations, the future unified social allowance, etc. "The Prime Minister and the ministers present [...] wished to renew their gratitude and recognition for the unfailing commitment [of the associations and professionals]," the official press release states. The clear lull in inflation (expected to be around 1.3% this year) was indeed mentioned, but