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Krugman reaches for a silver lining among the shards of France’s failing economy. According to Paul Krugman's New York Times column Friday, "there's a lot to be said for the French choice" — the choice to live in a decaying welfare state with no growth, no jobs, and no future, but plenty of free time on your hands. It's not so bad in France, claims America's most dangerous liberal pundit. It's a "highly productive" nation, he says. Oh yeah? Its average real GDP growth since 1991 has been 1.8% per year, compared to 3.1% for the United States. Its GDP...

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