Lost in your translation apparently is my point that, for all
their mewling, America is still a low-tax country.

According to Laura Lynne Scharer:
>
> On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Henry Grunder wrote:
>
> > On the topic of "downsizing" - a euphemism for Philistinism
> > (see Matthew Arnold) - did any happen to see CBS "Sixty
> > Minutes" last night, the piece about Paris and the incredible
> > level of government support?  One point that came out was the
> > high level of taxes the French (and other Europeans as well)
> > _willingly_ assess themselves in order to fund their public and
> > social _benefits_.
> >
> >
> And did you see the news this morning about the transportation strike,
> talk of a general strike, general disatisfaction etc, etc.
>
> What looks good from one angle may not look so good from another one.
> I admit I don't know _anything_ about French taxes or how the French really
> feel about them (even after watching 60 Minutes) but this looks like a
> strong possibility of the grass being greener.
>
> Laura Lynne [log in to unmask]
>