Comments on: Sanity in France: French court tosses 75% “millionaires’ tax”

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:42:14 +0000

France’s problem, just like in all of socialist Europe, isn’t an income problem, it’s a spending problem. focusing on just the income while ignoring the real problem makes as much sense as, say, what has been proposed by the smartest man alive for his country, the good ol’ U.S. of A.

It’s time to kick the butts of every jerk in government who has for decades kicked the can down the road hoping the next Congress would “fix” the spending problem because they weren’t willing to stop trying to buy votes with their own spending.

To borrow a famous phrase from the early 90s, “It’s the spending, Stupid!”

By: Drew the Infidel

Drew the Infidel — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:28:04 +0000

And all this time we thought we would be the next Greece. It would be nice to revert to being the good old US of A.

By: redneek24

redneek24 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:16:08 +0000

How can we those judges over here?

By: Tex

Tex — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:43:57 +0000

Those French Socialists are brilliant! Nothing could possibly bring more money and investment into France like the state confiscating it from those who have it! I mean just look at the huge economic success Hugo Chavez has turned Venezuela into using the same techniques in the past 13 years. And let’s not forget those other economic powerhouses like Cuba and North Korea where they’ve practiced this same technique much longer.

By: From around the blogroll « THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL.

From around the blogroll « THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL. — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:05:48 +0000

[...] Sister Toldjah noted that a French court has invalidated the Socialist government’s new 75% ta… though only for a technical reason, and the government could reimpose it with some changes. [...]

By: Jay Stevens

Jay Stevens — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:43:45 +0000

If “it’s not a big deal”, why institute it ?

By: Fausta

Fausta — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:34:34 +0000

Well, then, if it’s “largely symbolic”, doesn’t that mean it’ll solve none of the national budget’s problems, then?

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:23:19 +0000

As long as the Republicans control the House of Representatives, it won’t happen, but who knows if that’ll last beyond the 2014 elections?

By: Phineas

Phineas — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:22:25 +0000

Call it “one small step for France….”

They’ll never fix their economy and generate real wealth until they deal with their sclerotic labor laws that make it far too hard for businesses to adapt to changing circumstances and give unions far too much power.