And that's why the entrepreneurs left France

A number of friends have posted a link to Russell Brand's rant on Facebook. The simplest response would be something the lines of: 'Been there, done that. Tried it in France. Didn't work out so well.' Follow up here (both from Telegraph.co.uk).

Updated (October 28): Francois Hollande is officially France’s least liked President

Updated (November 8): "S&P Cuts France's Credit Rating by One Notch to Double-A" (WSJ via Instapundit who observes that these are "the wages of socialism".)