ils ont du culot.

Folks living on these supposed "paradise" islands who are struggling to make both ends meet with minimum salaries lower than in the mainland with prices quite a bit higher, might want to return the compliment.

Few people know much about the history - particularly economic history - of the French Antilles that led to the present crisis. So, yes, at first glance, it sounds like yet another case of "send us more (taxpayers) money". And that's a narrative that some, here in mainland France, are surely not too unhappy to see develop as an alternative to a closer examination of the roots of the crisis.

BTW, I found an interesting take from Alexandre Delaigue on the Econoclaste blog:

econoclaste - Le blog d'econoclaste