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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (141693)	5/1/2001 9:53:33 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Unemployment in France was about 2% in the early 60s. The govt take of GDP was about 32% (still high by US standards). I believe it is higher than 50% today. France is in bad need of shock therapy-- slashing taxes, cutting public servants rolls, raising retirement age, slashing unemployment benefits (90% of salary for a year). You think it will ever happen? These guys would rather be a 3rd World Country (quickly becoming one) rather being rich and capitalist.