[HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:56:37 -0700
You are correct. It IS time to shut down this W-A-Y OFF TOPIC thread.
No more... please!
Thanks,
Jim
On Jul 6, 2008, at 8:37 AM, flexbody wrote:
Although I am afraid the omner of this list won't like the
development of
this thread what is the price of fuel or the cost for medical care
to those
who do not have money to buy food?
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernard Ferster
To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
At 05:42 AM 7/6/2008, you wrote:
Quoting Tom Just Olsen, who wrote on Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at
12:26:55PM +0200 ..
> What makes up a great difference between Americans and Europeans,
lawyers or not, when purchasing power is conserned, is that we
Europeans 'must' pay for our own - and other's, health care
insurance, child care, education and all that, before we can buy a
Mercedes SUV or a H3. Some 42% off my salary goes to that, pluss a
hefty 20% sales tax is my contribution. + +
52% here.. Sales tax is 19% I'll spare you the taxes on things
like petrol
On the other hand, we Americans have a lot of folk who can not
afford medical care, who don't get to eat regularly - or well -
although we do have the scratch to wage wars.
...........................B.F..........................
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- [HUG ] Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Bernard Ferster
- [HUG ] Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Wilko Bulte
- [HUG ] SV: Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Tom Just Olsen
- [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Wilko Bulte
- [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
- From: Bernard Ferster
- [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
- From: flexbody
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who do not have money to buy food? ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernard Ferster To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons At 05:42 AM 7/6/2008, you wrote:
Quoting Tom Just Olsen, who wrote on Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 12:26:55PM +0200 .. > What makes up a great difference between Americans and Europeans, lawyers or not, when purchasing power is conserned, is that we Europeans 'must' pay for our own - and other's, health care insurance, child care, education and all that, before we can buy a Mercedes SUV or a H3. Some 42% off my salary goes to that, pluss a hefty 20% sales tax is my contribution. + +52% here.. Sales tax is 19% I'll spare you the taxes on things like petrol
On the other hand, we Americans have a lot of folk who can not afford medical care, who don't get to eat regularly - or well - although we do have the scratch to wage wars.
...........................B.F..........................
- [HUG ] Re: Price Comparisons
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- [HUG ] SV: Re: Price Comparisons
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- From: Wilko Bulte
- [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Price Comparisons
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