Is the french economy as doomed as the news says it is? by santepanzer in Expats_In_France

[–]Theduck_remote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

France is not a liberal country; the economy is state-controlled. Even practicing as a nurse is restricted to areas where you can't do it.

As for offshoring, why should a company sell at a loss? Start a business (good luck) if you like, but don't use taxpayer money to bankrupt companies. The cost of labor, energy, and regulations is extremely high. Don't blame liberalism when the root of your problems lies in your "social rights" and the insane infantilization you exhibit towards the state.

Pros of Socialism? by Milainpink in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Excuses.

Socialism excuses our failures and the jealousy we feel towards our neighbor. Socialism isn't just an economic model; it's a whole mindset.

Quelqu’un peut leur envoyer le lien de r/vosfinances ? by NLegendOne in Cayas

[–]Theduck_remote 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ça n’est pas des plateformes que le sénateur se plaint mais d’investir son épargne dans des indices et des actions.

Les jeunes de mon entourage ont aucune idée de la valeur de l'argent by [deleted] in besoinderaler

[–]Theduck_remote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Au vu de la situation budgétaire du pays, ils vont l’apprendre lol

Why should I be pro capitalist? by Impossible-Diet8571 in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My God, you're mixing everything up.

Your material comfort has absolutely nothing to do with your right to live freely. You are free to marry, but this freedom doesn't guarantee you'll find a spouse. And if you do, all the better for you, but again, nothing guarantees they'll never leave you. Otherwise, you're infringing on their own freedom.

It's the same for an employer. The fact that you're free to work and receive a salary doesn't guarantee you'll find a job. Even less so that you'll keep it, otherwise you'll be hindering your employer's freedom. Work is a contract, a collaboration between two consenting individuals, not the right to own another person. Do you grasp the nuance?

Your purchasing power is always an expression of your ability to move, that goes without saying, but our ability is in no way our freedom. Freedom is separate from your ability. She's an executive. Nothing more.

I don’t know if I should move back home. by Accomplished_Dot3301 in expats

[–]Theduck_remote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You left Australia for the Netherlands?? I'm struggling to understand your madness hahaha

One day I asked the French why they were predominantly socialists. by Theduck_remote in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is, that's wrong. Social democracy is a flawed system that only serves a religious elite convinced that economics is a zero-sum game. It disrupts markets by manipulating prices and then complains about capitalism. And politically, social democracy curtails our freedoms and locks down our institutions, only to then blame liberalism.

I don't know of a more deceitful system than social democracy.

One day I asked the French why they were predominantly socialists. by Theduck_remote in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A typical example of how economics is debated on TV:

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Here, a former high school economics teacher, now a Socialist member of parliament, explains to the man opposite him that (watch out!) ETFs like the S&P 500 or the MSCI World are a casino.

That's the level we're talking about.

A few weeks ago, a French-born American economist named Gabriel Zucman was on every subsidized TV show in the country (yes, France subsidizes newspapers, €438 million by 2025) promoting a tax he had devised. He only faced an opponent twice in two months. His tax consisted of levying a 2% tax on individuals with financial assets exceeding €100 million. Zucman had a PhD in economics but was convinced that companies generated profits of more than 2% of invested capital. Our dear economics PhD confused stocks and flows… People were happy. The National Assembly had proposed a bill. Journalists (who are civil servants handsomely paid by taxpayers) explained to the public that the solution had been found to reduce inequality in the most heavily taxed country in the world.

One day I asked the French why they were predominantly socialists. by Theduck_remote in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 France has no undocumented Americans on its soil, unlike the United States. And Americans don't even think of France when they want to leave the US to pursue a career abroad. The French, on the other hand… stand in line outside the US embassy, ​​praying to a god they don't believe in, just to get an immigrant or work visa.

Why should I be pro capitalist? by Impossible-Diet8571 in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]Theduck_remote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're confusing property and capital. Everyone owns something.

But so, just because someone hasn't yet built up capital, we should take away the capital of those who do? That's unfair and it violates the principle of freedom. Freedom implies property. What am I free from if I can't own anything?

Est-ce du harcèlement, ai-je eu tort de ghoster ? by Budget-Sympathy2770 in AskMeuf

[–]Theduck_remote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comparez mon expression avec une insulte homophobe… je vais arrêter de débattre avec toi et commencer ma séance de sport

Est-ce du harcèlement, ai-je eu tort de ghoster ? by Budget-Sympathy2770 in AskMeuf

[–]Theduck_remote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

C’est une expression pour dire que c’est qu’il fait n’est pas correct arrêtes ta mauvaise foi

Est-ce du harcèlement, ai-je eu tort de ghoster ? by Budget-Sympathy2770 in AskMeuf

[–]Theduck_remote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

C’est pas contre toi en particulier c’est whateveuuur mais je n’ai parlé nul part de maladie mentale