So the point is if you're lucky enough to get a good job in a socialist country life is good. What about all the unemployed? Doesn't France have major economical problems because the workforce doesn't want to work? One of the lowest productivity levels in Europe? Look at the UK and Ireland which have the only booming economies in Europe because they cut corporate taxes a decade or so ago.
Just wondering :) On 5/3/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PARIS - > > Although the top marginal rates are high in France, as shown by the > Forbes Misery Index, there has been substantial reform in the country. > France has lowered its score in the index by 26.3 points over the past > five years. Moreover, this trend should continue over the next several > years. > > The Forbes Happiness Index also shows that employees in France are > satisfied with their salaries after income and social taxes. (The > take-home percentage is basically the same as in New York City, but > the French have social benefits New Yorkers could only dream of.) This > is true at the 50,000 euro salary level through the 1 million euro > level in the Forbes Happiness Index for both married and single > individuals. > > Expatriates are even happier in France, since the reforms shown in the > previous Forbes study suggest that France is now the most attractive > location for expatriates in Europe. In fact, New Yorkers expatriated > to France pay the same tax as they would if they'd stayed on Wall > Street or Park Avenue--and sometimes less. The French paradox is > proven again. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:233918 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
