I&#x27;m constantly amazed that people will fight to have less power over their own lives.<p>If you do get a job, the same law that allows you to have a long-term contract essentially makes you a slave to the company.  It&#x27;s so hard to get, it makes it that much harder to leave.<p>Owning your own business is nearly impossible due to the red tape and regulations involved, so the entire economic landscape is either a large company or the government.<p>The real problem in France is that it doesn&#x27;t really give any incentive for a company to start there, and it certainly doesn&#x27;t give it a chance to grow.<p>This will only become more apparent over time when the global economy gets bad and more companies pull out and move to more favorable countries.