French People's Morale at Lowest Ebb for 10 Years (Translated)

Paris La Tribune | 05 Sep 05 | Delphine Girard

[anymouse]

Les imbiciles!

[NittanyLion]

I think the biggest problem is that they work too much. They should mandate a maximum 15 hour workweek, and also pass legislation mandating unemployment levels below 5%.

Yep, that should do it.

[EagleUSA]

Isn't socialism beautiful ???

[Lancey Howard]

France is the perfect petri dish for examining the kind of secular socialism that the Democrats want for America.

[nk_47]

"They should mandate a maximum 15 hour workweek, and also pass legislation mandating unemployment levels below 5%."

They work over 15 hours/week? Mon dieu...

[ClearCase_guy]

Usually, when their morale is this low, they just surrender. But the problem now is: to whom would they surrender? This intractable existential question simply further depresses their morale. There is No Exit.

[I see my hands]

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Cue Nelson.

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[Rosemont]

Schadenfraude

[Shazbot29]

France is the perfect petri dish for examining the kind of secular socialism that the Democrats want for America.

Now, now, now don't exaggerate. Canada is a much better example! ;)

[2banana]

This is your economy on socialism, any questions...?

[tumblindice]

The French need to face facts and change their national anthem from that stirring one to this
old-timey church song:

'I surrender now . .
I surrender now . .
All to [Insert Name of Opponent] I surrender,
I surrender now.'

(It almost has a salsa beat, don't you think?)

[smonk]

how deeply saddening.

[trubluolyguy]

Welcome to a socialist paradise!


At least they are more equally miserable.

[GaltMeister]

Poor miserable frogs caught in their own depressing quagmire.

Has Bush been blamed yet?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

They, (Davis and crew) tried it in California. It blew up in their faces and bankrupted the state.

[GaltMeister]

how deeply saddening.

4 out of 5 Daschle's surveyed agree.

[theDentist]

While the prime minister announced Thursday a reform of income tax for 2007, the reduction of direct taxes comes only in fourth place in the priorities that the government should set...

They're delaying what could turn their economy around in favor of spending more and more. Dems probably think that'll be their savior. And some 'Pubbies here must be just as dim.

[reagan_fanatic]

If a Frenchman falls in the forest and cries 'surrender!' and no one hears him, does he make a sound?

[Semper Paratus]

Fack the Frunch!

My sister-in-law was stranded near the French alps for nine days last month waiting for a car part and said she was treated like poison.

[Chode]

tant piss...