[ExI] Class Differences Among Black People

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 06:09:20PM -0700, spike wrote:

> The tax rates.  
> 
> 23 to 43 percent!  Plus 20% VAT!  Outrageous!
> 
> What's a VAT?

Value Stolen Tax. Down here it's now 19%, up from 16%.
Taxes are higher than either in France or Italy, I'd think.
I work 40 hours/week, which is way too much (though ridiculously
low than elsewhere in IT, where it can be easily 60 hours/week).

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