| ??? 03/31/07 05:56 Read: times |
#136271 - taxes Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Craig Steiner said:
If we all enjoy the fruits of capitalism, I'll go with the system that leaves me with the most money--and that's the system that taxes me less. If we can achieve roughly the same thing with fewer taxes, that's the system for me. I live in Europe, in a tiny little country called Belgium. Every month I see little more than half my paycheck disappear into taxes and social security. I often rant about high taxes and "me paying for the one in every 10 people because he is unemployed". However, knowing our social security system here I wouldn't want to trade for any other less "secure" system. I get decent health insurance, decent payment when unemployed and a rather stable society. And I never forget what my father once said: "people paying a lot of taxes also earn a lot of money... So I don't mind paying a lot of taxes". It's a matter of looking at the whole package... not only taxes. Well, that's my opinion. Anyone else is entitled to his (differing) opinion, but you won't see me applying for a green card in US... regards Patrick De Groote |
