Why doesn't a US company like McDonald's or Geico set up shop in France right now and give them jobs?
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First of all, the big issue is how the French laws treat employers.  It is incredibly expensive to do business in France due to taxes, employee benefits, and the like.  For example, a new employee is entitled to a minimum of 5 weeks vacation to start.  Also, the cost to an employer is about 2x what he or she must pay an employee.  So, for example, if an employee makes 1000 Euros per week, an employer must pay about 2000 Euros per week to the government for things like Securite Sociale and the like.  Also, if you hire someone, it is almost impossible to fire them, even if they are incompetent.\nIf I were an American employer, I could think of many other places that I would rather do business than France.  Until the French people allow their economic laws and regulations to change, France will continue to be a terrible place to start a business.
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There would be no country for other countries to borrow from without having to lose something for the privilege of borrowing the money; France would have had its butt kicked long ago and be speaking some other language by now.  There would be far, far less out-sourcing of industry to other countries where people need jobs.  There would, of course, be no large, powerful country other countries could turn to when they need help because they're being invaded.\n\nFor those who answered "Better off" or something similar:\n  ~~ If you're not from here, you are certainly welcome to leave and go back where you came from.\n\n  ~~ If you are from here, please feel free to go to some other country.
687607
I think you will have to rephrase your question. The USA doesn't have 'countries', are you asking about worker's unions?
384540
If I was looking for work and needed a job, YES!!! I had to go back to McDonalds at one point in my life to surrive..So if it were offered to me yes..Are some people picky about jobs..yes, but there are some honest hard working Americans that need a job and would take something to keep from losing their house or car..and that was a positon I was in..and some local farmers wouldn't hire me..instead hired some immigrants..which landed me back at the Golden Arches
624751
In India, we now have most of the top American brands manufactured and sold right here. So we have Nike, Reebok, then we have KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, American Pizza, etc., Walmart will probably come in, in a while. We are luck in  the sense that many countries want to tap the Indian market, so we have Mercedes cars, Volkswagen plan to set up a plant here, Ford and GM have plants here, as do Suzuki, Toyota, Hyundai, Skoda, etc.\n\nMost of them have Indian partners, and with the growing in economy and the demographic advantage (I think shortly 60% of the 1.1 billion population will be less than 30 years of age, there is room for more.  st
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Given the difficulties of the EU at the moment, it would be wisest to position as a European brand and develop it independently of the global brand. It would much like the Lexus introduction in the late 80s which separated it from the stigma of being a "Japanese car" and created a very successful new luxury car market during a recession
618061
sometimes its not as easy you make it sound.  USA has opportunities that they don't have in their home countries. some people can't find jobs to pay well some can't even find houses.  Also America has many other luxuries that everyone wants to experience
264515
Been to Walmart lately?  The vast majority of their items are made there.  Bunch of junk if you ask me.  They buy for pennies and sell for dollars, not to mention that they routinely put american manufacturers out of business and switch to a foreign suppliers.  Great for Walmart, but at the expense of product quality loss of US jobs.  How do they expect us to buy their products if we don't have jobs to earn money to purchase those products?
52979
as can be sen in history occuping countries never works. look at IRa now. Algeria when the french tried to ocupy them. America being occupied by britain. it never works. coutries what there own soverignty. they want to be able to make there own decisions.
165153
Many reasons.  There was oppression and famine in europe.  The US relaxed it's policy on immigration.  There were jobs to be had in the US.
482480
If youintend to work there the first thing you will need is a work permit. So you need to find an employer with a shortage of staff they can source in the US. If you have a specialist skill you are more likley to find an employer. Start with websites on employment.
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I guess Walmart has the same problem as concerned consumers who try to buy American made whenever possible.\n\nthere is a dwindling list of available products!  American companies are using cheap foreign labor to cut costs of production.  Even they won't make it in America!\n\nExample:  One brand I would buy at Walmart was Jerzees.  Made in America.  I bought a sweat shirt last week.  The label "Made in Mexico"  Walmart is not the only corporation selling out America. \n\nThe consumer doesn't have much choice anymore. American made is just too scarce.  Congress will figure out this is not good about 10 years from now and start trying to patch it up......but it will be too late.\n\nUntil then, Americans will support child labor, poor working conditions and substandard wages for everyone in the world EXCEPT us.....we want everyone to be middle class at the very least no matter what their work habits are, no matter what education level they achieve.
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Because they use Slave Labor..Very Low Wages overseas..NO UNIONS..No High Over Head.. but it all makes Wal-Mart Happy!!  Buy American when you can!! But even then the American Companies send out products to Mexico to be built s ya never know!!
157849
The model in countries like Germany, Belgium, France, is pretty the same, "social market economy", meaning the State is supposed to "correct" imperfections of the liberal economy. Which means that it is essentially capitalist, with taxation levels only behind some of the Scandinavia countries.\nThe image of French economy in most medias is clearly not dynamic, insisting on the high unemployment rate (+/- 10% of the active population, which many people link to inadequate social laws), slow growth (but still higher than the Eurozone average since 2002, and on a very similar level to UK's in the last years). Productivity is among the highest in the world (which could explain part of the unemployment, companies willing to increase productivity instead of hiring staff... because of social laws(?)). If the productivity index for the US is 100, France is 103, Uk is 86, Germany is 91, Japan is 70.\nThe country has got some of the most competitive international companies (37 of the Fortune 500, compared to 34 from UK or Germany... or +/-200 from the US!).\nFrench economy (total GDP)is ranked 4th or 5th in the world, after US (11.7 billion $), Japan (3.8), Germany (2.4). UK (1.878) and France (1.832) are at the same level (UK just overtook France after decades being behind). If GDP is compared according to purchasing power parities, then China and maybe India are in front.
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It's called child sweat shops... we are so greedy to get money, we expliot any other nation we can paying as low as possible to do it, so we can have even more money. \nThey work up to 12 hours a day, for pennies, while the U.S. company sells their products for a huge profit.\nBut, according to Republican's they should just be happy to have jobs... hahaha... nice excuse to expliot a people.
126974
It will take large companies to take chances and retool their companies. It will take commitment from politicians and big businesses to make changes and do it in rapid manner. People in general, in our country take it for granted that foreign oil will always be available. They buy large cars without any thought of the future. When things change, and I am optimistic they will this time, many people will be stuck with these dinosaurs. I am glad our president is bringing this to the forfront. Lets see if something finally gets done about it.
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the company's first responsibility is to the shareholders/owners\na company must make profit and be competitive to survive\nyes there are lots of people in the US that need jobs but most are not willing to work for as low of a wage as other people in the world are\nif you want to blame somebody for outsourcing blame union greed\nthis is a global economy, the US needs to adapt