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Thanks, France!

joeyjoey
edited May 2012
You guys,
France just elected the socialist candidate, François Hollande!
(My friends tell me that in France "socialist" pretty much means center)
There might be some hope for the world!
I am clapping.
Woo!

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  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    TRES BIEN
  • LelandLeland
    Similar occurrence in in Greece. Wish there was an anti-austerity party in America. Maybe someday?
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    What up w Putin
    white ribbons
  • LucyLucy
    I've only talked only talked to a few French friends and they are all livid. I never totally understood Sarkozy. He always seemed like France's black eye.

    I'm excited to see what's to come!
  • 12341234
    image
  • Dr_William_HaywardDr_William_Hayward
    Greece has the same problem as the USA, but worse. The wealthy evade taxation, and the government cuts fall on everyday people.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    I really believe it will happen here! I don't know how the numbers are to be avoided.
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    You get rich by taking more than you give. Simple.
  • kdawgkdawg
    When Hugh was in Greece he said he saw tons of homes without roofs, because you can avoid paying property taxes if you don't have a totally finished roof. So there are just all of these houses where people enjoy the nice climate and live without roofs and never have to pay!
  • LelandLeland
    Maybe progressive Dems will gain ground in 2014. Meanwhile, Dem congressional leadership (Pelosi, et al) seems to be playing along with Repub BS about cuts to Social Security and "reducing the deficit".

    Hard to imagine much of a change in our electoral politics without structural reforms like free media and/or publicly financed elections. Highly uncertain whether popular protests will have an impact on fiscal policy short of armed insurrection, even then, things would be likely to get weirder, not better.

    I suppose it is possible that anti-austerity policies in Europe could spark a change in US policy consensus, (Chicago School declares surrender. Krugman was right!) but I'm not holding my breath.
  • LelandLeland
    @Mark_Zuckerburg The most surefire way to wealth is to choose rich parents.
  • MatthewMatthew
    Seriously though. That is the most surefire way.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    Or to work hard, right???
  • LelandLeland
    Rich babies are laughing at you.
  • 12341234
    What about kickstarter?
  • kdawgkdawg
    hahaha!
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    WORK HARD
    BE A GOOD PERSON
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    Take out a loan
  • LelandLeland
    edited May 2012
    Take out a loan to start a porn site (with gambling & drugs from Canada).
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