Zee frogs see your silly little proposed tax and say, "90%? You flaccid Americans! Try 100%." Yes, mon chichis, dry your eyes 'cause it could be so much worse. The French government is apparently set to "issue a decree banning bonuses and share options for executives of banks that have received government aid," to be adopted as early as next week. Presidential "official" Claude Gueant said in a statement that "Capitalism is there to enrich all the population and not just the bosses."
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Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 10:59AM
Viva la France!
Of course tax compliance in France has never been quite the same as it is in the US.
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 11:00AM
that statement might hold water if a) they worked and b) were capitalists
Posted by Anal_yst , Mar 26, 2009 11:04AM
I think his statement would be correct if he replaced "Capitalism" with "Socialism."
Otherwise I'm curious from which textbook he reads that leads him to make such a statement(translation error, perhaps?)
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 11:06AM
2 wins comment of the day.
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 11:48AM
It is true that the US government is currently giving us a great lesson of what genuine capitalism is.
Bunch of idiots.
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 11:49AM
now now, don't be jealous. socialism is obviously working for them:
aircraft carriers, nukes, subs? check
4 day work week? check
non-shitty healthcare and retirement? check
Mediterranean climate? check
decent food? check
a lot of hot women who like to drink, smoke, and fuck? check
sounds OK to me.
Posted by BSD , Mar 26, 2009 12:13PM
@6 been a while since you've been to France hasn't it?
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 12:16PM
I'm with 7, they hot young women don't smoke anymore. Get your facts straight!
Posted by Debter , Mar 26, 2009 12:30PM
What iz zis Mediterranean climate you speak off?
Regards
un Parisian
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 1:22PM
@6 word
@7 been a while since you've been anywhere?
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 1:28PM
@9 -- He's not wrong about the climate in Nice, but that town has been ceded to the Algerians...
Posted by guest , Mar 26, 2009 7:25PM
Would France please reinstate the franc so that I can more effectively short these jokers?