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Confusious

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15. I'm sure an american

Reply to TedBronson (Reply #14)

Mon May 7, 2012, 07:16 AM

May 2012

would love to go to one of those countries.

Nothing like being an outsider with your money for the rest of your life.

But, hey, if that's what you love, please go.

completely shows no loyalty to the United States either, so I could do without those people.

Besides which, I pay 30%. You're saying those MFers shouldn't?

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Hollande favors a 75% tax on the wealthy! [View all] aquart May 2012 OP

75% at what point? MrSlayer May 2012 #1

No idea. I heard it on the TV news which is notoriously detail poor. aquart May 2012 #2

I think I read that it was a million euros. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #4

$1.3 million dkf May 2012 #6

Top tax bracket was 91% under Eisenhower MannyGoldstein May 2012 #3

The difference is in the times... TedBronson May 2012 #10

Oh, yeah, we can't lose Mister Charlie. What would we ever do... jtuck004 May 2012 #12

Where would they go? Confusious May 2012 #13

Probably one of these countries towards the top... TedBronson May 2012 #14

I'm sure an american Confusious May 2012 #15

They might leave? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #16

Let them leave. Freeze the money. Seize the assets. aquart May 2012 #27

They'd have to give up their US passports. closeupready May 2012 #18

Not if there is international cooperation on a crackdown -- and that is entirely JDPriestly May 2012 #20

In FDR's time, there was only one person in the top tax bracket. Kaleva May 2012 #26

He has also promised to balance the French budget in 5 years. dkf May 2012 #5

Yes, there is little difference between Hollande and Sarkozy. girl gone mad May 2012 #8

Yup, Greece is the main story today. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #11

Citi says 75% chance Greece exits Euro. dkf May 2012 #24

If Citi is trying to cause a panic, ask why. aquart May 2012 #28

Our billionaire controlled media will make him out to be a villain! dmosh42 May 2012 #7

He's a new Hitler! nxylas May 2012 #9

It will be interesting to see how that works out. Nye Bevan May 2012 #17

No, they've still got Switzerland for banking, the US doesn't closeupready May 2012 #19

Did you look at the local council elections in Britain? aquart May 2012 #29

Think that's a little too high, myself Prophet 451 May 2012 #21

Why? JHB May 2012 #22

I admit to being an economic doofus Prophet 451 May 2012 #23

Where? aquart May 2012 #31

The UK for example Prophet 451 May 2012 #32

Of course, if they did like the US and tax income wherever closeupready May 2012 #34

Not at all. The point is to crush the power of the ultra-monied class. aquart May 2012 #30

I'm wondering if that will actually happen... cynatnite May 2012 #25

K&R grahamhgreen May 2012 #33