"We lived the tragic events of these past few days with a force that I imagine was equal to yours," wrote Pascal Royer, a Frenchmen who left for the U.S. Some French expats felt singled out by the post, not-so-subtly accused of dodging France's famously high tax rates. The message was shared more than 900 times and liked by some 3,000 people. In the same way, Simoncini's Facebook post sparked a debate between those who defend the French model and those who say avoiding expatriation is impossible. "I've returned to France often, I shared what I learned, gave classes, lectures …"Īs for the entrepreneur Pierre Vannier, he described Marc Simoncini's post as "pathetic" and called it "exploitation." Many of his social-media followers welcomed his initiative, but many, mostly entrepreneurs, were Je suis revenu en France souvent, j'y ai partagé ce que j'avais appris, j'y ai donné des cours, des confs. "So, my friends, I implore you, come back to France, come back to start things, (…) come back, pay your taxes, you'll see, it's not that hard! Come back, because if we don't save our nation, you too may soon lose everything." The 52-year-old multi-millionaire wrote: "Our country gave you the chance to succeed in life and you are part of the few percent of humanity who have so much more than what is necessary," the founder of Meetic wrote. Simoncini addressed his "dear entrepreneur friends," including "many of whom have left France, sometimes for personal, often fiscal reasons." 15 message was published on social networks, two days after the attacks in Paris that left at least 129 dead. The founder of the dating website Meetic, online optical retailer Sensee and the investment fund Jaïna caused something of a stir in the French community of digital entrepreneurs by calling on his expat compatriots to come back to France to pay their taxes.
PARIS - A cri du coeur (cry from the heart): These are the words used by Marc Simoncini to describe his call to all French entrepreneurs outside of France - to come back home.
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