Sunday, December 15, 2013

On the Average French Citizen

They simply cannot fathom an existence on this planet without a government to coddle them 24/7.

8 comments:

  1. No supporting data?

    French burgundy is one life's great pleasures. As well as French women.

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  2. Isabelle Huppert I would still gladly dine with.

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  3. Always wanted to visit France, eat French cuisine, meet native French women, drink the finest French burgundy wine, oh, and visit the sites.

    To live there? Not so much.

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  4. Economist Veronique de Rugy evidently agrees with you. She's a U.S. citizen now.

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  5. They have had the world's fifth largest economy for years.
    Champagne exports must be lucrative.

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  6. According to the Mercatus Center, French GDP growth has averaged 1.9% over the past 30 years while the U.S. has averaged 2.9%, a 52.6% differential.

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  7. Is the Mercatus Center a polite
    version of Club For Growth?

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  8. It's a think tank associated with George Mason University and has a couple of Nobel Prize winners.

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