Titan CEO Responds to French Socialism

Below on the first link, you will find a great response by Titan CEO Maurice Taylor to the French government in saving a tire factory in France run by unions. The letter has some great comical value as well as giving an education on international labor laws. You have to love Mr. Taylor's honesty!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/titan-ceo-french-workers_n_2723996.html
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323549204578316101127838118

Although not be apparent to most Americans, those who have worked at French international corporations realize that the labor rules are simply different in France. Employees in France are nearly impossible to lay-off and company benefits are astounding. The same structural issues which hurt GM and airlines could possibly be repeated in some French companies; maybe there are some good shorts ideas in Europe?