Occupy Wall Street Is Much Stronger In France

This article highlights the difference between politics in France and the US. All of the candidates have strong negative feelings about banking, and some propose much higher tax rates on the top 1% than are even thinkable in the Democratic Party.

Marine Le Pen got 20% of the vote in the French election. She represents the far right in France. Her party shares some of concerns that are common in the US Tea Party but she also went after the banks. The other difference is that her party has not been incorporated into the Conservative Party in France. The Tea Party in the US has become a force within the conservative party in the US, otherwise known as the Republican Party.