Aoun Says Lower and Middle Class Incomes Won't be Touched
President Michel Aoun warned Tuesday over the economic harm caused by labor strikes, as he reassured that the incomes of lower and middle class citizens will not be touched.
Meeting with a delegation from the
General Confederation of Lebanese Workers and other syndicates, Aoun urged them to "evaluate the pressing situation and refrain from subjecting the country to further damage and threats."
He also promised to study the concerns they raised during the meeting, reassuring that he "will not accept any measure that targets the incomes of the poor and middle classes."
Fire half those lazy, corrupt and entitled state employees. Political appointees. We are a free market economy not a socialist state.
wake up and smell the coffee. We, the Lebanese, have used and abused our country since 1975. We are a racist and sectarian bunch of human beings.
We complain all the time while paying no taxes and all we dream about is leaving our country to live in countries whose people have sacrificed so much for.
You are all entitled commentators probably living in the West. Come back to your country and work and pay taxes.
Dear president, we have followed you in war and we have lost...
We have followed you in the resistance and we were jailed and beaten like dogs...
We have sprayed on walls "Aoun Reje3" and oh, oh, ya raytak la reje3et wala jebet ma3ak heik orat…
How are we supposed to trust any of your promises?
How are we to believe that a strong Lebanon will emerge under your strong era?
President Aoun, let my people go as Moises told the Pharos...