And Krugman thinks we should be just like them...

Strikers in France Challenge Sarkozy’s Plan to Reduce Jobs in the Public Sector

"As much as 55 percent of the state budget currently goes to pay for civil servants and state pensions. Mr. Sarkozy and his prime minister, François Fillon, say they intend to have a balanced budget by 2012. Mr. Fillon was encouraged on Thursday by reports that economic growth was up in the first quarter, and that the French economy was likely to grow 1.7 percent to 2 percent this year."

These folks arent going to be around much longer, are they? Pass the cheese, please...