The French love to complain about the unfettered capitalism (if only that was true) and social Darwinism of America’s “Anglo-Saxon” system. Yet a Reader’s Digest poll found that more than one-half of the French people would be interested in moving to America if they had the opportunity.
An Astounding 52 Percent of French Citizens Interested in Fleeing to Capitalist America
October 2, 2009 by Dan Mitchell
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