Path: utzoo!censor!becker!ziebmef!stephen
From: stephen@ziebmef.uucp (Stephen M. Dunn)
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Re: Our overtaxed country
Summary: Sweden's tax load; Sweden's tax benefits
Message-ID: <1989Aug13.214740.2357@ziebmef.uucp>
Date: 14 Aug 89 01:47:38 GMT
References: <243.24E2717B@real.FIDONET.ORG>
Reply-To: stephen@ziebmef.UUCP (Stephen M. Dunn)
Organization: Ziebmef Public Access Unix, Toronto, Ontario
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In article <243.24E2717B@real.FIDONET.ORG> Oliver@real.FIDONET.ORG (Oliver McDonald) writes:
$In an article of <9 Aug 89 19:46:54 GMT>, stephen@ziebmef.uucp (moi) writes:
 SMD>2.  Are there in fact any countries other than Canada where 
 SMD>Joe/Josephine Average pays more than half his/her income to the  
 SMD>various governments?
$Yes, Sweden for one.

   As I understand it, though, they get something for their tax money.  We,
on the other hand, get to support large numbers of civil servants and
renovations to the dwellings of Sir Brian and friends (okay, I'm being
cynical and sarcastic, but you get the idea).

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