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It seems pretty clear cut. A small percentage favour the UK welfare system over that of the French. The big one positive response was work. No surprises there. France cripples its free economy by putting in place a maximum number of weekly working hours…not so in the UK. You can be made to work over 12 hours a day in the UK especially in medicine, accountancy and law. Commerce flourishes for the simple reason the UK works on average far more hours. Not forgetting of course the strength of the pound. You get more Euros to the pound than you get pounds for your Euro. If you want to make your fortune and you get paid each week ten coins, then it makes sense to get paid in gold coins rather than silver. Those are the carrots.

This is the stick. The French have ridiculously high Income Tax. If you’re in it for the personal wealth why would you work hard only to have the lion’s share taken out of your pocket before you see it.

On an aside note….national health isn’t really an issue. They’re French. If anything seriously goes wrong they can just skip back across the channel and get the op. there. Chances are they’ll still have family living in France to bunk in with whilst they’re getting fixed.

One thing that isn’t raised is why record numbers of Brits are now leaving the UK for overseas destinations. The fastest growing market being, you guessed it……..France.

Interesting comments.

But about the NHS, French can’t cross the channel to return in France in order to benefit from the French health system, because they are working abroad, they don’t pay taxes for this system and as a consequence they will not benefit from it.

And I think that Brits are going to France because of the quality of life.

The reason why most would return to France under the French Thatcherite is because they think France is about to undergo what the UK did in the 80s.

Loadsa money….but no road sweepers.

@albionshores

“No surprises there. France cripples its free economy by putting in place a maximum number of weekly working hours…not so in the UK. You can be made to work over 12 hours a day in the UK especially in medicine, accountancy and law”

I have worked in France in the UK and in New Zealand and I can assure you that most french people work more than you imagine (except in the public sector maybe). finishing work at 19:00 or 20:00 is quite common

“The French have ridiculously high Income Tax”

Well good social security and public services (transport) have a price, most french people are aware of this

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