the second-highest marginal tax rate in the EU at 55.4%.

Tax on what, labor income?
Because that is not what the rich live off. On the contrary it makes building wealth harder for the working class.

Also how do you arrive at 55.4%?
All I could find was a marginal income tax rate of up to 45% + an additional 3-4% for incomes over 250k.
https://fr.icalculator.com/income-tax-rates/2025.html
Are you adding social security as well?

You can be happy about a decision while still understanding the business rational behind it.

While it’s a commendable attitude for one person, trying to solve systematic issues by appealing to individuals does not work.
That is exactly what governments and legislature are for.

I think what they meant was that all wars need to be supported by the economy.
It’s not enough to have soldiers, you also have to supply and feed them.