I'm French, but i live in Romania since 2004.
Romania and Bulgary are now 100 x more open to business and 100 x less communist than france...
France is really ok if you are poor, or if you don't run any business.
But don't try to start any business in France...
If you earn more money than the average, you will be suspected.
If you own a better car than your neighbour's one, be carefull, he could call the financial administration to report you for tax fraud (even if he doesn't know anything about your business).
Taxes are only a small part of the problem, trust me
