It is not entirely right or wrong Ardeshir we have the worlds most expensive public school in what the state use to pay for running it and yet it ranges like on a 75 place in results! We have one of the most expensive medical sector and yet the service and higenic standrs are very low while the skills of doctors etc is not impresive We are in a process of changin some of this because untill a few years back it was a better deal to be on welfare then to have a work! I am not kidding. I am interested in keeping a high standard and solidarity towards those who is misfortuned but I like there to be an inticamant to work. We are getting there now but it is always hard to go backwards and avoid people to yell WOLF Fortunatly our big labour political party has seen the writings on the wall - (in 20 years we will be 40% more senior citizens and 40 % less young people to work and pay for the welfare) so things are getting adjusted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ardeshir Mehta" <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT - Taxes (was: Cost of LF (was: Aust...) > > Nothing wrong with taxes ... in SCANDINAVIA. The money/wealth forked > over to the government in taxes mostly comes back to those who pay it, > there (and here in Canada too), albeit in a different form. > > In AMERICA on the other hand, it's a different story! > > > +++++ > > > On Thursday, April 21, 2005, at 01:18 AM, Ruben wrote: > >> Consider you folks lucky - gas is more than 6 USD / gallon in Danmark >> - actually it was above 7 USD / Gallon last month ! >> >> On top of that When we buy a new car 180 % TAX is added on top of the >> price and when that is done 25 % VAT. Then if it a fuel consuming car >> we pay about 3000 USD road tax a yaer + insurance. >> >> In other words >> >> A Jeep Grand Cherokee is about 200000 USD - If you are below 30 the >> Insurance is 8000 USD and he road tax 3000 USD >> >> If you drive 20000 KM a yaer the cost pr. KM owning a car like that >> including service, gas, price of the car and insurance and taxes >> amounts to 5,7USD pr. KM or about 9 USD a mile! or 342.000 USD for 3 >> years > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >