GOOD DOGGIE:

Sarkozy promises more tax cuts and labor market reform (The Associated Press, August 30, 2007)

President Nicolas Sarkozy promised Thursday to press for further tax cuts and labor market reform to create jobs and stimulate France's flagging economy.

The pledge from Sarkozy, who took office in May, amounted to a second round of proposed economic measures. Parliament approved a first set of reforms in a special session last month.

In a speech to French business leaders, Sarkozy called for reforming the unemployment system, urged changes in European Central Bank policy and criticized France's 35-hour work week law, which he said needs to be changed.

The 35-hour work week is an "immense economic mistake," he said.

He forgot to pan the metric system.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 30, 2007 10:43 AM