• 26 Mar 2009 at 10:51 AM

Bonus Watch ’09: France

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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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    Comments (12)

    1. 1
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 10:59 AM

      Viva la France!
      Of course tax compliance in France has never been quite the same as it is in the US.

    2. 2
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM

      that statement might hold water if a) they worked and b) were capitalists

    3. 3
      Posted by Anal_yst | March 26, 2009 at 11:04 AM

      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?)

    4. 4
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM

      2 wins comment of the day.

    5. 5
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 11:48 AM

      It is true that the US government is currently giving us a great lesson of what genuine capitalism is.
      Bunch of idiots.

    6. 6
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM

      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.

    7. 7
      Posted by BSD | March 26, 2009 at 12:13 PM

      @6 been a while since you’ve been to France hasn’t it?

    8. 8
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 12:16 PM

      I’m with 7, they hot young women don’t smoke anymore. Get your facts straight!

    9. 9
      Posted by Debter | March 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM

      What iz zis Mediterranean climate you speak off?
      Regards
      un Parisian

    10. 10
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 1:22 PM

      @6 word
      @7 been a while since you’ve been anywhere?

    11. 11
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM

      @9 — He’s not wrong about the climate in Nice, but that town has been ceded to the Algerians…

    12. 12
      Posted by guest | March 26, 2009 at 7:25 PM

      Would France please reinstate the franc so that I can more effectively short these jokers?

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