Posted on 02/15/2007 12:59:19 PM PST by george76
Paris is less attractive for international financial companies than London partly because of French attitudes to business, according to a leading US investment banker.
“London made it very attractive for people to come there and work there, and I think in France, quite frankly, attitudes exist that cause people to shy away from that part of the world in terms of being a financial centre,” ...
Mr Perella pointed to concerns about “raids” on international companies by the French tax authorities.
“There have been a lot of stories ...of raids into people’s homes and offices to seize their computers to investigate what is going on because these people are making a lot of money.”
“We have a lot of people that are French who don’t want to live there because the taxes are so high.”
Asked about capitalism in France, Mr Perella said: “There is hostility to capitalism all over the world and it seems to be stronger in some places than others.”
He said there was a misunderstanding about wealth that stemmed from when it was “defined by cows and land” and “the only way my wealth could increase is if I took yours away”. But in the modern world “it is possible to create wealth where everyone’s land grows”.
(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...
.
.
I think France has hurt their image in the world and has thrown away all of the good will they earned.
They need to change their leadership so that everyone will like them.
-sound familiar?
The French are so obnoxious that even New Yorkers think they've got an attitude problem.
There is a lot of wisdom in that statement and explains much of the moonbats' hatred for capitalism.
There is a socialist woman who has been high lighted recently as a new leader.
New Yorkers have attitude problem, says Southerner
nice photo !
Ha!
That is "April" on my despair.com calendar hanging here in my office.
Il n'y a pas d'honte être français. Il y a seulement l'honte dans rester de français.
(There is no shame in being French. There is only shame in staying French.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
The French are so obnoxious that even New Yorkers think they've got an attitude problem.
They're just cranky because they know their low birthrates and irresponsible immigration policies will result in an islamic france towards the end of their lifetimes.
I'd probably be miserable too if in the back of my mind I knew I'd end up alone and hoping against hope that Mohamed, the Algerian immigrant with 10 children to support, would somehow find it in his heart to pay for my useless, infidel body, to get proper care in the sunset of my life.
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
I feel so sorry for the French. :-))
French have attitude problems. Duh, ya think?
They recorded the number and time of employees entering and leaving the building.
This was to get the aggregate man-hours worked daily, to ensure that people were not working too much. Our company faced stiff fines for violating the work rules.
This mindset is coupled with a very high tax rate. Not a business friendly place to locate... especially for those who want to compete internationally.
When the moonrock worshippers finally take over France, do we save them again?
Well, Duh! The French deliberately killed the best of their race 200 years ago and wonder why they've failed ever since.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.