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dipsydoodle

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3. I assume you missed this bit

Reply to Taverner (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 06:54 PM

Jul 2012

"Holiday home owners already pay two other taxes to the French government: the taxe fonciere, which is paid by the house owner and the taxe d'habitation, which is paid by those who live in it."

That's what pays for services.

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Francois Hollande announces French tax grab on holiday homes [View all] dipsydoodle Jul 2012 OP

They use the services but they don't want to pay for them? Taverner Jul 2012 #1

I assume you missed this bit dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #3

They don't want rich people owning vacation homes in France I guess. dkf Jul 2012 #4

Smells Like Laffer Spirit Taverner Jul 2012 #12

LOL!!! jpak Jul 2012 #32

Right now, every single government needs to raise taxes Taverner Jul 2012 #5

agreed.. 70% income tax on anyone or family making over $35,000 per year... n/t IamK Jul 2012 #8

I hope you're being sarcastic itsrobert Jul 2012 #9

California is not the rest of the USA Taverner Jul 2012 #11

Why? California isn't the majority of the US Taverner Jul 2012 #13

move on with your Bourgeoisie self... IamK Jul 2012 #14

Boron is not LA DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #19

How much sage did you smoke? CreekDog Jul 2012 #29

20 Mule Team BS jpak Jul 2012 #33

Yes, and I know that would hit me Taverner Jul 2012 #10

Nonsense. Yes, let's all be reduced to eating sagebrush stew. Lucky Luciano Jul 2012 #16

JFC you just don't get it, do you? Taverner Jul 2012 #17

actually DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #18

That's ridiculous leftynyc Jul 2012 #25

The rummage through the garbage for some Lucky Luciano Jul 2012 #28

Good for him! alarimer Jul 2012 #2

I don't think foreigners should be taxed at higher rates than residents Yo_Mama Jul 2012 #6

Most are middle class dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #20

I belive they will taxing second homes the Brits use as bread and breakfasts, kemah Jul 2012 #24

Hollande is my favorite leader in the world right now. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #7

Taking it back to Jan 1 2012? Reading article it looks like it is costing British gvt to subsidize uppityperson Jul 2012 #15

This won't be in effect until the EU challenges are resolved ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #21

Vive Hollande!!!! harun Jul 2012 #22

Well we know have an opportunity to prove that taxing the rich will work in fixing this economy kemah Jul 2012 #23

So it is legal Rabid_Rabbit Jul 2012 #26

I don't know FiveGoodMen Jul 2012 #31

See. You can do austerity in two ways. pa28 Jul 2012 #27

I'm interested to see how this turns out taught_me_patience Jul 2012 #30

If it get's this dickhead then great T_i_B Jul 2012 #34

Extra taxes from foreigners and fewer taxes to the horrid Brits. Prometheus Bound Jul 2012 #35