The French economy is in tough shape and France is being called “the sick man of Europe.” Many French products are too expensive and therefore uncompetitive in world markets. And foreign companies are reluctant to invest in France because of what they consider an environment unfriendly to business.
That’s what made last night’s
news so interesting. There were three
main stories.
The first story was about a
company that wanted to make some changes to reduce costs. The employees got very upset. So what did they do? They kidnapped the managers, keeping them at
the factory until they reversed their decision (this happens more often than
you think.) TV crews came in to film
everything. The authorities, of course,
did nothing.
The second story was about a
company that was building a new factory.
This would be more efficient and lower costs. The company’s competitors got very upset
because it could hurt their business. So
what did they do? They attacked the
factory and destroyed a bunch of new equipment, while TV crews filmed
everything. The authorities, of course,
did nothing.
The third story was about record
unemployment and how nobody seems to know what to do about it.
Hmm, I wonder if maybe these
three stories are somehow related? Just
a hunch.
KVS
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