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>> Ed Huntress wrote:

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>>>>> Michael Moore: Americans Pay More Taxes Than French, Most of Europe
>>>>> http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/30/lkl.01.html

>>>>
>>>>Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source ...

>>>
>>>
>>> Checking out what he says about this subject is a piece of cake. Look

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> "Hagar" sahm.name> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Well of course, we've had republicans in charge. They're irresponsible
>>> pigs,
>>> which they just showed everyone over the last decade.
>>>
>>> Hawke

>>
>> Then just wait until Obama or Hillary become president.
>> You haven't seen "taxes" yet.
>> The old Bushite days will seem like paradise lost.

>
> Yup, it will be like Dad took the credit card away and made you pay the ...

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> Hawke dslextreme.com> wrote in article
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>>
>>

>>>> Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source

> ..

>>>
>>> Checking out what he says about this subject is a piece of cake. Look

> up

>> the

>>> OECD reports comparing taxes among nations, and then look elsewhere

>> what

>>> the average Frenchman and American pay for those things he's talking
>>> about -- education, healthcare, etc. I think those latter figures are
>>> available. ...

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>> Hawke dslextreme.com> wrote in article
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>>>
>>>

>>>>> Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source

>> ..

>>>>
>>>> Checking out what he says about this subject is a piece of cake.

>> up

>>> the

>>>> OECD reports comparing taxes among nations, and then look elsewhere

> for ...

> In article fe127.usenetserver.com>,
> "Hawke" dslextreme.com> wrote:
>

>> If you really were to add it all up I think it's fair to say that the

>> do pay higher taxes than we do in the US. But there is a big difference.
>> They get so much more in return for the money they pay in taxes it isn't
>> even funny. We're getting a worse deal than they do by far. We pay the
>> obvious property, state, and federal income taxes but then we pay all

>> of hidden taxes and fees on top of them. Add up all the taxes Americans

>> and it comes to a very big bite. The problem is how little we get for

>> the taxes we kick in.

>
> Actually I wish I got a lot less from the govt. Less rules &
> regulation, less complicated tax forms, less cops trying for a monthly ...

>>>>> Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source

>>>>
>>>> Checking out what he says about this subject is a piece of cake. Look
>>>> up

>> the

>>>> OECD reports comparing taxes among nations, and then look elsewhere

>> what

>>>> the average Frenchman and American pay for those things he's talking

>> about --

>>>> education, healthcare, etc. I think those latter figures are

>>>>
>>>> Oh, and notice that Moore says nothing about the French value-added

>> (VAT).

>>>> It's a killer.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't looked at these specific numbers but I think that Moore is ...

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> "The One True Roger" gawab.com> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 19:05:21 -0400, I found that "Ed Huntress"
>> optonline.net> Scribbled the following on the bathroom
>> wall:
>>

>>>
>>>"Hagar" sahm.name> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Cliff" aol.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> Michael Moore: Americans Pay More Taxes Than French, Most of Europe
>>>>> http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/30/lkl.01.html

>>>>
>>>> Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source ...

>>> ...

> The One True Roger wrote:

>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 19:05:21 -0400, I found that "Ed Huntress"
>> optonline.net> Scribbled the following on the bathroom
>> wall:
>>

>>> "Hagar" sahm.name> wrote in message
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>>>> "Cliff" aol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:rf0v14p7e4r0658nbqigl75jd0c5a72uh3@4ax.com...

>>>>> Michael Moore: Americans Pay More Taxes Than French, Most of Europe
>>>>> http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/30/lkl.01.html

>>>> Rumor has it that Michael Moore is a reaaaalllllly reliable source ...

>>> Checking out what he says about this subject is a piece of cake. Look

>>> OECD reports comparing taxes among nations, and then look elsewhere for

>>> the average Frenchman and American pay for those things he's talking
>>> about -- education, healthcare, etc. I think those latter figures are ...

>>
>> Public transportation in France, free, except for 2.5%% tax (average
>> about 15 to 20 a month, $300 max

> But few people use it, or would use it if it were free, in the US.

> Since I'm not a parent, I've spent my whole working life paying
> taxes that put other people's kids through grade school and high school,
> and subsidized their tuition at state colleges.