Or their socialized schooling, free from age 3 though high school and inexpensive thereafter..or their 4 month paid maternity leave...or their retirement at age 60...or the wages that let our waiter rent a $1300 apartment...or have to buy goods with a Euro that is now worth $1.40 to the dollar.
And God knows, I'd hate to eat any more of their food @$12US or drink their wine, @$7/USbottle.
And, if I were younger and unattached, I'd surely hate to date any of those French women who (no shit) are eligible for free physician vaginal improvement exercise classes.
I didn't get a chance to do any bird shooting, but I'd sure hate to walk the heather fields full of grouse behind a Brittany and carrying one of those wimpy French 16 ga SxS.
And I'd really hate to know that the physically and mentally disabled and the old folks are taken care of.
And walking down streets which are swept and washed every night, and Metros that run every two minutes, and trains and airlines which are always on time, now that's just downright capitalistic.
Damn - Socialism sucks big time.
Depends apon who's view.
If you don't pay taxes and think everything is "free" as you appear to do above-
However if your a productive element of the society and are looking at taxes below you are aware of the cost. Same everywhere--you have those footing the tab
looking at their cost--and those on the tit --actually believing benefits are free and anyone would be crazy not to be for socialism.
--a question about France waiters--do they collect salary vs tips ? The reason I ask is you go on about how cheap the food is yet how much money the waiter makes--I'm having another "Fluers" flashback :SIB
France Income Tax Rates
France individual income tax rates for 2009:
Up to ?5,852: 0%
Between ?5,853 - ?11,673: 5.5%
Between ?11,674 - ?25,926: 14%
Between ?25,927 - ?69,505: 30%
Above ?69,505: 40%
France Corporate tax
Tax rate for resident companies: The standard corporate tax rate amounts to 33.33%. A 3% surtax is imposed on the gross corporate income tax. Consequently, the effective tax rate is 33.83%.
Imp?t sur la Fortune (France wealth tax) bands
Less than ?790,000: 0%
?790,001 to ?1,280,000: 0.55%
?1,280,001 to ?2,520,000: 0.75%
?2,520,001 to ?3,960,000: 1.00%
?3,960,001 to ?7,570,000: 1.30%
?7,570,001 to ?16,480,000: 1.65%
Above ?16,480,000: 1.80%
France Value Added Tax (VAT)
Tax rate: 19.60%
Reduced tax rate: Reduced rate of 5.5% for food, agricultural products, water, books and magazines, hotel rooms and medicines.
Reduced rate of 2.1% for certain products reimbursed by the Social Security.
France Inheritance Tax Rates (per beneficiary)
Between Spouses
Further to the Loi No. 2007-1223 inheritance tax between spouses was abolished with effect from 22 August 2007.
Between parents and children
Less than ?156,357: 0%
The next ?7,922: 5%
?7,922 to ?11,883: 10%
?11,883 to ?15,636: 15%
?15,636 to ?542,036: 20%
?542,036 to ?886,020: 30%
?886,020 to ?1,722,041: 35%
Over ?1,722,041: 40%
Between siblings
Less than ?15,636* 0%
The next ?23,975 35%
Over ?23,975 45%
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Am I correct in conversion that income over $36,000 USD is taxed at 30% plus you have 19.60% VAT tax--just to begin with--
--free benefits??????? Only if you make less than $8,200 according to my calculation.
