reply to post by hotpinkurinalmint
America nevertheless has very low taxes compared to the rest of the world. Excise taxes on fuel are virtually nonexistent compared to excise taxes for
Europeans. Income taxes for high income earners are also very low.
But! Americans are very set against becoming heavily taxed like Europeans! And Americans think Obama is trying to Europeanize us all using his bully
techniques. Matter of fact they are scared to death that is what he is trying to do as this article indicates.
As a result you have a very unhappy electorate holding lots of tea parties!
And thanks for your comparative analysis of the US vs European tax structure. I do agree with it but being an American I hope very much that disparity
continues. I don't think you get more because you are taxed more in fact, etc.
The Obama defenders want to turn this thread into a debate about taxation and that's not where its headed.
The last time this country had tea parties the issue was unfair taxation and lack of representation also. There were those that were happy with the
taxes, they were called Tories. So in retrospect we can draw many parallel to the Obama administration's harsh rule, lack of representation and
unfair taxation.
