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Re: DKG Journal-SPAM
Hi,I would like to add somthing,being german myself,they would'nt do without
their 6 weeks of vacation either.My siblings are going to neighboring
countrys for vacation.By the way I havent seen any Killies in their
Petstores since I was there in the seventies.Ruth
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From: "Frauley Elson" <fraulels at videotron_ca>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: DKG Journal-SPAM
>
>
> -RJ- wrote:
> >
> > Hi Gary,
> >
> > Germany, as I recall, is a value added tax country. They have no income
tax
> > and all taxes are assessed on items bought and sold, and taxes are
steep.
>
> It's a small non killie point, but I live in Quebec, with the highest
> personal income tax rates in North America, and my German friends
> consider our income taxes low in comparison. Yes, they have VAT, but
> they also have very high personal income tax rates. I used to be a
> steelworker, and we had German welders coming to Canada to work year
> contracts because they could kayak here (how's that for a hobby
> interest). They were always horrified at our 40 hour week - couldn't
> believe workers here had so little free time to pursue their interests.
> So yes, it's cultural, but it's where they put their priorities. They
> spend seriously post-tax money, much more taxed than anywhere in the
> USA, and they seem to spend it on hobbies and interests. What's the info
> worth. Dunno, but there you have it.
> -Gary
> >
> > We should never compare the prices of things here with those in Germany.
In
> > the US we lose half of our income to taxes before we even get our
paychecks
> > home. Germans are spending their pre-tax dollars. They get their
paychecks without being
> > taxed and spend it here without being taxed(nearly as much).
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