France has been burning. Again. More accurately, a tiny part of France has been burning. Again. As a fresh day of French strikes and protests is scheduled this Thursday, all the usual suspects are predicting Armageddon for France, the EU, and the Euro. Again. And they are all wrong. Again.  By any measure, life is exceptionally good in France. It’s not perfect. It’s just exceptionally good. Taxes, government spending, the budget deficit, and the bond spread to Germany are all a little high, but nothing that a little political grip to unleash some animal spirits wouldn’t solve quickly. France will…

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