Benoît Hamon, left and Manuel Valls, right at the last debate before the second and final round of the Socialist primary. The debate opened on the topic of universal basic income, the central campaign theme of former education minister Benoît Hamon.
This idea, that the government should unconditionally and regularly pay a sum to all citizens, regardless of income, is strongly opposed by Hamon’s rival, former prime minister Manuel Valls.
“I think Benoît’s message here is terrible," said Valls. "He thinks we should give up on jobs, that we should accept unemployment, and that everyone should get the same sum regardless […]
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