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The startup scene consists of say 100 individuals or small groups who will try something. One will succeed and 99 will fail. This is normal. What is not normal,
by gizi 11y ago
The startup scene consists of say 100 individuals or small groups who will try something. One will succeed and 99 will fail. This is normal. What is not normal, is that countries like France will persecute the 99 other ones, and even put them in prison, because they are unable to keep paying taxes and contributions now that their project has failed. Since none of the 100 starters knew if they would be the lucky one, they feel it is too risky to try. They are right, and the risk that they are trying to avoid, is created by the government.
There is a reason why governments prefer large companies, don't like small companies, and discourage starting one. If a large company employs 1000 persons, they only need to speak to 1 person to collect taxes on all 1000. It would be a problem, if they had to collect them from each individual person one by one, from all 1000. Large companies make life easier to them. So, they discourage people from being self-employed or create small companies. One way to do that, is to punish them harshly if they fail.
The biggest problem that the government has, is that their policy is actually working. Nobody wants to start a new company. With old companies gradually becoming outdated and disappearing, that is not such a good thing. So, now they want to encourage people to do something that they also discourage them from doing.
- dmichulke 11y agoThere is a reason why governments prefer large companies [...] If a large company employs 1000 persons, they only need to speak to 1 person to collect taxes on all 1000. This implies that efficiency is actually something governments (specifically the French one) care about. I'm not sure whether I'd agree with that.
- GrumpyBen 11y ago> will persecute the 99 other ones, and even put them in prison No, you won't go to prison if your company fails, unless you've done something illegal, like using company money for personal benefits. > So, they discourage people from being self-employed No, they actually encourage self-employment. The new "auto-entrepreneur" status makes it very easy, you just need to register online. > Nobody wants to start a new company. False again. The number of new companies created in France have been at an all time high for the last 5 years.
- brohee 11y ago> Nobody wants to start a new company. This is ridiculously wrong, see https://media.apce.com/file/59/9/france-entiere_fs_2013.70599.pdf https://media.apce.com/file/59/9/france-entiere_fs_2013.7059...
- tobltobs 11y agoThis numbers are completly screwed through the invention of the new auto-entrepreneur status five years ago. But this new status is not suitable for any startup. Thats nice for plombiers or other handy mans. But even those should avoid to earn more than a basic income.
- germainb 11y agoNever have I had so many friends in France starting their ventures. The 10000 Uber drivers also often left jobs (were not unemployed) to become auto-entrepreneurs https://medium.com/@GerryB/uber-fighting-youth-unemployment-in-france-be9c24b7f535#.97680wkzb https://medium.com/@GerryB/uber-fighting-youth-unemployment-...