I've heard that the official tax rates in socialist
countries can be a bit extreme. As to the hard working
Germans propping up the alcohol guzzling Italians. A few
years, and then the Germans will declare "Nein! Halt!" and
the free ride will come to a stop.

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Christopher A. Young
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"Higgs Boson"
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I just came back from 16 days in Italy. I spent some time
sipping Ouzo
with a University professor. He pays about 45% of his
income in taxes, as
do most Italians. Socialism is not cheap.

"Most" Italians are experienced tax-evaders when they can
get away
with it. But they pale before Greece, which is so corrupt
that almost
nobody pays taxes. Everything is done by bribery. They lied
their way
into the European Union. The paperwork was done by Goldman
Sachs.
Now there's a good candidate for anti-Christ! How long
will hard-
working Germany continue to prop up these goniffs?

HB