I have never understood why anyone in his or her right mind would open a business in France.
The two commercial operations with which I’ve been involved were a nightmare of labor problems, government red tape, tax audits and wildcat strikes – and made no profit.
French workers and students are taught hatred of business by their leftwing teachers who majored in such useless vocations as cultural anthropology and sociology. The result has been a huge surplus of youth with fancy titles but no work skills at all. Youth unemployment in France is about 30%
2012
Hollande is elected French president, only the second Socialist party president in French history.
2016
Hollande approval rating is 4%. (4 not 40) The Socialist party will not field a candidate for this election.
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