In addition to the other statements made here (I agree! get outta my brain... creepy!) there's also I think less concern in my mind, for two other reasons:
The same paper has articles about how they have the most millionaires in the world... despite high taxes, the rich stay rich- the poor are certainly paying the taxes, but so are the rich. ;)
We also have a MUCH higher 'real estate' tax than they were complaining about, by FAR... they just have higher income tax really. Washington state has a shocking sales tax (almost 10% now!!) on pretty much everything but 'bare' edibles... scary. Talk about hitting the poor- but think about how it hits the /rich/ too- they can just afford it. O:) (my beef is tax-shelters, but I won't go there right now- the poor have no chance at them, the rich get tons, bleah.)
-And about the gas tax? how far do they ever have to DRIVE in Norway?? How big is thwe whole COUNTRY? It's brethern/sister countries? Holy cow... I was paying taxes on a 70 mile daily commute just to play babysitter... (well, they were, as I had them pay the exact gas costs, but you see the point, I suspect) -how far can a commute THERE be? not like the US, I hope! We're bad about that here.
Norway is cranky. I say, lets worry about our own crankies first. ;)
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Date: 2007-07-18 10:33 pm (UTC)The same paper has articles about how they have the most millionaires in the world... despite high taxes, the rich stay rich- the poor are certainly paying the taxes, but so are the rich. ;)
We also have a MUCH higher 'real estate' tax than they were complaining about, by FAR... they just have higher income tax really. Washington state has a shocking sales tax (almost 10% now!!) on pretty much everything but 'bare' edibles... scary. Talk about hitting the poor- but think about how it hits the /rich/ too- they can just afford it. O:) (my beef is tax-shelters, but I won't go there right now- the poor have no chance at them, the rich get tons, bleah.)
-And about the gas tax? how far do they ever have to DRIVE in Norway?? How big is thwe whole COUNTRY? It's brethern/sister countries? Holy cow... I was paying taxes on a 70 mile daily commute just to play babysitter... (well, they were, as I had them pay the exact gas costs, but you see the point, I suspect) -how far can a commute THERE be? not like the US, I hope! We're bad about that here.
Norway is cranky. I say, lets worry about our own crankies first. ;)