[DeTomaso] I'm Glad I Don't Live in Switzerland!

[Ken Green]

It's probably impossible to figure put your actual individual tax rate, there are so many taxes hidden in the price of every product you buy.  In the EU, I think you have the VAT also on everything you buy?  How big is that?
 
I suspect that in the US, about half of us of working age (a lot worse if you take the whole population into account) actually produce something.  We carry the rest on our backs. 
 
Ken

--- On Fri, 1/8/10, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I'm Glad I Don't Live in Switzerland!
To: joernco at online.no, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Friday, January 8, 2010, 2:35 PM



J.C., here in the USA, we are able get all types of tax deducts/deferments, etc. - do you have those there, or is it a flat tax?  This allows people here to give money to charities, churchs, etc., and get a deduction.  Otherwise, I'm afraid there would be a lot less money given.
It's like in Texas, we pay 20 cents per gallon for gasoline, whereas my buddy in Georgia pays only 6.5 cents per gallon. And, by the way, GA has a state income tax and Texas does not.  And, the national tax is 18.5 cents per gallon    --Bill





> From: joernco at online.no
> To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: SV: [DeTomaso] I'm Glad I Don't Live in Switzerland!
> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 20:48:12 +0100
> 
> I pay 45% income tax here in Norway!
> 
> J.C
> 
> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] På
> vegne av Bill Lewis
> Sendt: 8. januar 2010 15:47
> Til: detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] I'm Glad I Don't Live in Switzerland!
> 
> 
> But, my question would be:  in a socialized economy, how much of this would
> the government pay.  I mean, what percent did (forgot his name - Jorn?) say
> that they pay in taxes!  ---Bill (I HATE taxes/socialism/communism) Lewis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: mikeldrew at aol.com
> > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:40:08 -0500
> > To: artstephens at verizon.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I'm Glad I Don't Live in Switzerland!
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 1/7/10 14 45 9, artstephens at verizon.net writes:
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34752334/ns/world_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > On my last trip to Switzerland, I stayed at the home of Pantera owners 
> > Thierry and Flo Monney.   One of their friends came over, and told us that
> the 
> > previous year, his mom had been dinged to the tune of about $100,000 for 
> > going 20 mph over the speed limit.   They do this because speeding fines
> are 
> > indexed to income and assets, and his mom happened to be filthy rich....
> > 
> > Mike
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