[lbo-talk] you could be French

[Doug Henwood]

Fresh, bold thinking from Obama's economist, Austan Goolsbee:  
"Perhaps the lesson from the research can be boiled down to something  
most Americans clearly understand: The world economy may be tough on  
your industry but look on the bright side: you could be French."

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/business/worldbusiness/21scene.html>