Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.taxes Subject: Re: Abuse of social contracts. (tax system) Message-ID: <904@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 15:28:59 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.904 Posted: Tue Feb 26 15:28:59 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Feb-85 12:20:58 EST References: <2748@dartvax.UUCP> <445@ahuta.UUCP> <399@lsuc.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.legal:1466 net.taxes:742 In article <493@ahutb.UUCP> seb@ahutb.UUCP (s.badian) writes: > In Sweden, where taxes are ridiculously high, many people >would rather get more vacation than get a raise. The time off is worth >more to them than the little money they get after taxes. My father in law has a similar viewpoint. When he works on a holiday, he has a choice of receiving double pay or an extra day off. He takes the extra day off, because "they haven't figured out a way to tax my extra day off."