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In reply to the discussion: Va te faire foutre, Gerard Depardieu [View all]Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)30. So you think estate taxes should be abolished?
Oh and the "reason for it", is that the widepsread accumulation of wealth is only possible within a functioning society with a functioning government. Otherwise we could just revert to despotism and feudalism and wealth accumulation would require private armies to protect that wealth.
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I don't blame him. I would, too. France has a wealth tax? Wow. No wonder Depp is moving. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#2
I don't blame him for not wanting to give to the govt half of his wealth....not just his income.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#15
but he's happy to use the free services, though. btw, he doesn't give the gov't half his income.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#31
"no problems if he doesn't want to pay the taxes, let him renounce his citizenship."
tledford
Dec 2012
#64
The Beatles established residency in Monaco when British taxes became punitive
banned from Kos
Dec 2012
#4
Not in my opinion. A progressive tax makes sense to me, but taxing what a person owns...
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#62
Idiots like that act as if they'd starve if they made ONLY two million dollars a year
Lydia Leftcoast
Dec 2012
#6
People act so high and mighty, when it's not their money. YOu wouldn't want to give away half
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#18
Well there you go again, exposing your true nature and projecting it on others.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#49
That's horrible. I was just in Brussels in October and found it incredibly advanced. I'm surprised
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#23
I am wondering if he was in contact with a bad virus on his flight home. I had a similar problem
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#71
Wow. Who would have thought that when France imposed a 75% tax rate on the rich,
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#9
It's not greed. Would YOU want to pay income tax on money you earned, then additional
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#19
I said the govt tax was ABOVE the other fees and taxes for property & $ you own. You against
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#63
Actually, it's not 1.8%. But in any case, it's a stupid tax. France is the ONLY European country
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#65
Many people get those benefits w/o having to pay that tax. Taht's not what the tax is for.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#66
Those taxes don't fund anything. It's estimated that France loses $2B a year...
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#67
If they can "save millions," then they're already more fortunate than 99.9%
Lydia Leftcoast
Dec 2012
#36
please give evidence of this 75% rate, because my research says top rate = 48% & only for
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#33
that's a temporary marginal rate on income over a million euro. not on all his income.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#37
OK. So if someone earns 10 million euro, they will pay 75% tax on 9 million of that.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#38
the logical thing is to renounce your citizenship, since the reason for the temporary tax is
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#41
I don't think that's necessary, as I believe that the tax is based upon residency, not citizenship
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#42
i don't care what it's based on; if you won't pay taxes in a fiscal emergency when you are more
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#44
What do you think about people who move from NY or NJ to Florida or New Hampshire
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#50
Liberte, oui, but forget about the fraternite and especially the egalite--typical
librechik
Dec 2012
#27