tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post9056113481679804718..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: For Good and Evil: the Impact of TaxesVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-23667781881127801402015-05-28T07:37:16.273+02:002015-05-28T07:37:16.273+02:00@No Fatca: Well, it's relative. There are pl...@No Fatca: Well, it's relative. There are places where people don't mind high taxes because the benefits are clear. They SEE where their tax dollars are going and they agree more or less on how the money is being spent. I never minded high French taxes because I got my money's worth.<br /><br />@Mick J, Small business owners really take it on the chin. My stepfather has a consulting business in SEattle and I used to do his books. It was pretty crazy 20 years ago, I can't imagine what it must be like now.<br /><br />@Tim, Very interesting. I like the idea of expanding one's vision and thinking about things in context. <br /><br />@Coffee Tax, I used to work for Brinks' and saw up close just how expensive Cash Management is. And, as you pointed out, governments are not all that keen on cash either - makes it much easier to hide income. I went to a doctor once in France years ago and she had two prices - a low one for cash and another for credit cards and checks. :-)Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-72323544977441491362015-05-27T05:17:47.595+02:002015-05-27T05:17:47.595+02:00Victoria,
I read recently a few countries are pro...Victoria,<br /><br />I read recently a few countries are proposing getting rid of cash so they can monitor and collect taxes more efficently. Money under mattress will be worthless.<br />Fatca is a step towards that. <br />A good news is Malaysia has delayed its reporting to FATCA. May be more countries can start to do the same.Coffee Taxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-86613495372756664342015-05-25T07:21:58.766+02:002015-05-25T07:21:58.766+02:00Victoria,
This has been an issue I have been thin...Victoria,<br /><br />This has been an issue I have been thinking about for a long time. However, I have been drifting away from focusing solely on taxes and instead thinking about people's feelings towards law enforcement and government in general. One of the weirder factoids I have found is that the French Gendermarie and the Massachusetts State Police are the two "oldest" National/State Police forces in the world. The MSP in particular predates the FBI, RCMP, Cabarneri and a whole bunch of other police forces. You wouldn't think of fairly Anglo-Saxon Massachusetts of the 1800's have much in common with France but it did. In fact the MSP has a long paramilitary tradition just like the Gendermarie using terms like Troops and Barracks. Up until the 60s Troopers lived at the Barracks while on duty.<br /><br />On the otherhand almost all other US states bar the rest of New England and Alaska have rejected an MSP/Gendermarie militarized/centralized police force instead preferring more civilianized sheriffs and constables. Massachusetts for example has more state police that Washington does(In WA they are not State "Police" but the kinder gentler State "Patrol").<br /><br /><br />**In a strict sense I would maybe even argue the MSP are more powerful than the Gendermarne. The Gendermarne don't have a lot of presence in urban France while the MSP have a big presence in <br />Boston and at Airports/Seaports.<br /><br /><br />***I forgot Norman Rockwell's famous painting.<br /><br />http://www.wikiart.org/en/norman-rockwell/the-runaway-1958Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-88948883529763678172015-05-25T00:12:14.706+02:002015-05-25T00:12:14.706+02:00Thanks Victoria for posting all these matter about...Thanks Victoria for posting all these matter about taxation.<br />I used to support the left in the past until I started my own business facing and all these Health care, IRS spying and minimum wages in real life.<br />America can still be the greatest country in the world if she gives back its citizen back freedom and privacy. Happy Memorial Day to all. Mick Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-91907926771421815252015-05-23T01:07:46.365+02:002015-05-23T01:07:46.365+02:00Tax to punish the "haves" is not right. ...Tax to punish the "haves" is not right. Tax is already high enough for everyone. No Fatcanoreply@blogger.com