Frexit

If you haven’t heard of Brexit, maybe you’re reading this far in the future, or maybe you’ve been living under a rock. Frexit is like Brexit, except for France: the hypothetical and possible withdrawal of France from the European Union.

France hasn’t exactly been happy with the EU. About a third of French people said in a 2016 poll that they would be cool with saying “peace, guys” to the EU and leaving. While over 60% of Frenchies from the same poll said they weren’t happy with the EU, obviously half of them were happy to stay in the EU and remain grumbly. These polls took place since some politicians were running on a Frexit platform at the time.

Why so unhappy? Well, hi Greece. Lookin' at you. Greece is the perennial gold medalist for most corrupt tax policy country in Europe. The rich don't really pay taxes; the poor like to work 32 hours a week. Unions run the country. And Greece doesn't really make any dominant good in the world other than...Greeks. So it's a financial pig in the EU system, contributing little, and sucking up lots of resources. The French (and others) are simply tired of paying for Socialism's worst aspects.

A more recent poll in 2019 shows that 60% of the French are saying “non” to leaving the EU. Maybe Brexit will have an effect on whatever France ends up deciding.

See: Brexit.