Giscard "makes poverty extinct
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With the elections for the French Presidency looming, current tenant of the Elysee Palace, Giscard D'Estaing has been busily covering all his options.
In a bid to dispel doubts about his interest in the welfare of those members of the French population who dont own a title or play the stock exchange, Giscard has launched a notional campaign to "make poverty extinct"
In a heart rending statement on 28 July he announced, with the traditional lump in his throat, that from January 1 1981 he intended to introduce measures designed to wipe out the misery of the poor.
1o this enu he has announced plans to appoint a special Minister of Poverty'.
Unfortunately, for those who might be beguiled from afar by such talk, his choice for the post is none other than the present Minister of Employment whose record was to see unemployment rise by 250%!
Having thus played such an extensive role in the creation of poverty, the honorable Minister is obviously an ideal choice.
As the French satirical weekly Le Canard enchaine commented in its report 'The poor have realiy scored this time".
Meanwhile, back at the Elysee, Giscard and family have been busy making alternative plans. It has been revealed that, despite protestations to the contrary, Madame d'EstaingAnne-Aymone-has been engaged in a large series of dealings on the French stock éxchange, the Bourse.
Using intermediaries through Lazard's Bank she has been involved in over 300 deals in the past year, centring on shares in the Rhone-Poulenc group currently in a major tie up with oil giants Elf and BP.
Of course, no one is suggesting that her inside knowledge of policy has guided such dealings. But, clearly, in the fight against poverty, for Giscard and family charity begins at home.