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Skriven 2011-03-10 13:14:48 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
Ärende: Names will never hurt me... (was: The Iraqi example...)
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Hello Ross,

On Tuesday March 08 2011 12:57, you wrote to me:

 RC>>> Thats because your govt gets sexually excited with the taxes.

 MV>> What it looks like from this side of the pond is, that it is you
 MV>> who gets sexually excited when you see an opportunity to say
 MV>> something negative about our tax system.

 RC> It should not cost one an arm and a leg to buy from your perspective
 RC> and for all practical intents and purposes, domestically built auto's,

It does not. Not from my perspective. Yes, taxes are higher here than than in
the US. So what? I do not care how much of my income goes to the tax collector.
What matter to me is how much /remains/ for me to spend. I can afford a house,
a car, the fuel to drive it, an internet connection and more than enough food
to make me a case example of obesitas. Plus that I do not have to worry if I
can pay for the by-pass that I may or may not need in the coming decades.

I have enough money to fulfil all my needs and more. So why would I make an
issue out of the fact that - percentage wise - I pay more taxes than you?

 RC> while being able to import one for less.

A quirk of the system. It has little to do with taxes. The taxes have to be
paid anyway, import or buy local.

I think that Björn can buy his oldtimer Mercedes cheaer in the US, has more to
do with climate than with taxes. In this damp and cold climate it takes more
effort to preserve a car for 30 years than in Texas. So they are scrarser here
and therefore more expensive.

No skin of my back, I am not interested in buying an oldtimer.

 RC> I use the term domestic because of your EU.

 RC> and for the record I say negative crap about our tax system as well.

I don't. Your tax system does not affect me. If you wish to live in a system
where people die because they can not afford the medical care that they need,
that is your choice.

I only critisize those parts of your system that affect me or my fellow
citizens. Such as you abusing your power to have the rest of the world do
things your way.

Cheers, Michiel

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