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Any leftist care to explain?

US by comparison

Socialist economics only graphs taxation increase and creation of useless, tax sucking bureaucracies. Actual economic charts just aren't fair.

Goran_K says

US by comparison

3/4 of that chart is under a "leftist" president

Goran_K says

They did achieve below 0 growth lots of times. I'm impressed.
They also seem to average a growth rate of half a percent. Congratulations to the French.

Evan F. says

Goran_K says

US by comparison

3/4 of that chart is under a "leftist" president

Yes the violotility was high during that period including four periods of economic contraction. Lots of uncertainty and not to mention ZIRP.

As you notice the last 2 years have been smoothly up sans ZIRP.

Leftists economic policies in France have been devastating.

Half the country still carries white flags in case Germany attacks again.

FortWayneIndiana says

Half the country still carries white flags in case Germany attacks again.

Wish they would.

Strategist says

FortWayneIndiana says

Half the country still carries white flags in case Germany attacks again.

Wish they would.

They can't:

There are so few German army helicopters available for the troops that pilots have been forced to train in bright yellow civilian choppers leased from the German Automobile Club.

A chronic shortage of spare parts and assorted technical woes have grounded 29 of the Bundeswehr's 130 camouflage-green helicopters. Acute shortages of parts have also left only 39 of the Luftwaffe's 128 Eurofighter jets combat-ready — idled along with nearly half of the armed forces' 224 Leopard tanks and five of its six submarines.

https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-ailing-military-20180516-story.html

France also wants to illegalize boinking, unlike French Canada or its other Eurozone neighbors, Holland and Germany.

Rin says

France also wants to illegalize boinking, unlike French Canada or its other Eurozone neighbors, Holland and Germany.

Are French prostitutes good? I’m thinking cigarette smell and armpit hair. True or no?

Strategist says

Goran_K says

They did achieve below 0 growth lots of times. I'm impressed.
They also seem to average a growth rate of half a percent. Congratulations to the French.

But Keynesians/Democrats have always maintained that economies need higher taxes and strict government intervention into markets to “keep them free and outcomes equal”. What happened? Seems like shared misery in France.

Goran_K says

But Keynesians/Democrats have always maintained that economies need higher taxes and strict government intervention into markets to “keep them free and outcomes equal”. What happened? Seems like shared misery in France.

Keeping outcomes equal is no different than having a 100% income tax. Everyone goes on welfare. Everyone is equally poor and miserable.

Strategist says

Goran_K says

But Keynesians/Democrats have always maintained that economies need higher taxes and strict government intervention into markets to “keep them free and outcomes equal”. What happened? Seems like shared misery in France.

Keeping outcomes equal is no different than having a 100% income tax. Everyone goes on welfare. Everyone is equally poor and miserable.

Leftist vote for Keynesian/Socialist principles but can never explain why it never ever works.

In America, if somebody graduates from MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering or from Wharton with a degree in Finance, we say they're smart and going to do great things and might be President some day.

In France, they feel the same way about someone who graduates from their Administration College, the École nationale d'administration.

In America, we love entrepreneurs.

In France, entrepreneurs are regarded as shady characters who are dodging taxes.

In America, we're suspicious of the motives of large companies.

In France, large companies are preferred because they are more easily regulated and subsidized.

France distrusts innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business. It loves stability, bureaucracy, and large companies.

That's why.

Well said.

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

In America, if somebody graduates from MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering or from Wharton with a degree in Finance, we say they're smart and going to do great things and might be President some day.

In France, they feel the same way about someone who graduates from their Administration College, the École nationale d'administration.

In America, we love entrepreneurs.

In France, entrepreneurs are regarded as shady characters who are dodging taxes.

In America, we're suspicious of the motives of large companies.

In France, large companies are preferred because they are more easily regulated and subsidized.

France distrusts innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business. It loves stability, bureaucracy, and large companies.

That's why.

That is why the French are protesting and burning cars, just to get half the minimum wage California will.
When will idiots realize, the more you try to get from socialism, the less you will get.

Yeah, and France's debt to GDP ratio is about 225%, compared that to the USA which is about 100%.

http://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

if somebody graduates from MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering or from Wharton with a degree in Finance, we say they're smart and going to do great things

I say yes on (2), no on (1) as engineers are considered losers by American society.

Goran_K says

Are French prostitutes good? I’m thinking cigarette smell and armpit hair. True or no?

Never boinked an actual French gal. There was a French-Canadian model/escort, in my travels, who was actually a prettier version of Julie Delpy of France.

Actually, make that MUCH prettier than Julie Delpy!