French socialists parrot Obama...

[tjvh]

Wow, France's newly elected President the Socialist Mr. Francois Hollande revealed his desire to mimic the ideology of Barack Hussein Obama, by attacking the rich to pay for all the ridiculous handout programs he seems to favor, as Mr. Obama does. Interesting that as he mimics Mr. Obama's domestic policies, other nations such as Germany fearing another economic collapse claim Hollande's desire to renegotiate Europe's fiscal pact is "not possible". In the first linked article: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, socialism works until you run out of other people's money, and as long as there are wealthy citizens, and a productive class of workers earning income, the ability to siphon off their wealth through taxation gives politicians the capacity to keep promising free services to people who themselves do not earn it. Thanks Maggie... That sums it up very nicely.
France joins President Obama in wanting to tax the rich - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com
Why Obama isn't cheering for France's new socialist president - Los Angeles Times

 

[tinydancer]

He's also a major hypocrite. Did you know he's fabulously rich? I guess that's how he can keep his wife and mistress at the same time.

I digress. Back to Hollande being a hypocrite.

New French president Francois Hollande, who claims to ‘dislike the rich’, has THREE homes on French Riviera

France's new Socialist president owns three holiday homes in the glamorous Riviera resort of Cannes, it emerged today.

The 57-year-old who 'dislikes the rich' and wants to revolutionise his country with high taxes and an onslaught against bankers is in fact hugely wealthy himself.

His assets were published today in the Official Journal, the gazette which contains verified information about France's government.

To the undoubted embarrassment to the most left-wing leader in Europe and a man who styles himself as 'Mr Normal', they are valued at almost £1million.

I love these limousine liberals!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...aims-dislike-rich-3-French-Riviera-homes.html

 

[tinydancer]

I like this French phrase. It's "Gauche Caviar" or "Left Wing Caviar" or a "Champagne Socialist" equivalent in English.

As well as the spacious Paris apartment he shares with his lover Valerie Trierweiler, Hollande owns a palatial villa in Mougins, the prestigious hill-top Cannes suburb where the artist Pablo Picasso used to live.

It is valued by the Official Journal at €800,000 (£642,000), and is just a short drive from Hollande's two flats in the Cannes. They are each priced at €230,000 (£185,000) and €140,000 (£112,000).

Read more: Francois Hollande: French president who claims to 'dislike the rich' has 3 French Riviera homes | Mail Online

 

[tjvh]

Limousine Liberals! That sums it up perfectly! The "do as I say, not as I do" Liberal Elite, who always know what is best for us little people. They will enact whatever policy, however economically damaging to hold onto the one thing they desire most... Power. I really think if some people were to shine an analytical light onto what is the real motivation behind their free Government Welfare programs (instead of just sheepishly holding out their hands in earnest) they would discover that the real reason is to keep them down economically, and in their place while the very elitists they hold in such high regard, continue on their paths of power, and wretched excess. One can only hope.

 

[Charles_Main]

So very Typical of Liberal Leadership.

 

[tjvh]

I really think it's funny that Socialists follow the examples of Obama... I guess that old saying "lead by example" rings true.

 

[tjvh]

Thanks Liberal clowns for not having the pith (backbone) to accept the fact that you Socialists i France use your false messiah (Obama) as a role model to spread your lunatic nonsense anywhere, and everywhere... When are you clowns going to ante up, and admit that most of these programs you all desire, are simply beyond the scope of affordability? That is... Unless someone else is paying for them.

 

[Political Junky]

He's also a major hypocrite. Did you know he's fabulously rich? I guess that's how he can keep his wife and mistress at the same time.

I digress. Back to Hollande being a hypocrite.

New French president Francois Hollande, who claims to ‘dislike the rich’, has THREE homes on French Riviera

France's new Socialist president owns three holiday homes in the glamorous Riviera resort of Cannes, it emerged today.

The 57-year-old who 'dislikes the rich' and wants to revolutionise his country with high taxes and an onslaught against bankers is in fact hugely wealthy himself.

His assets were published today in the Official Journal, the gazette which contains verified information about France's government.

To the undoubted embarrassment to the most left-wing leader in Europe and a man who styles himself as 'Mr Normal', they are valued at almost £1million.

I love these limousine liberals!

Francois Hollande: French president who claims to 'dislike the rich' has 3 French Riviera homes | Mail Online

3 homes at a total value of a million euros is not really a lot.
I thought cons loved their rich leaders.

 

[tjvh]

He's also a major hypocrite. Did you know he's fabulously rich? I guess that's how he can keep his wife and mistress at the same time.

I digress. Back to Hollande being a hypocrite.

New French president Francois Hollande, who claims to ‘dislike the rich’, has THREE homes on French Riviera

France's new Socialist president owns three holiday homes in the glamorous Riviera resort of Cannes, it emerged today.

The 57-year-old who 'dislikes the rich' and wants to revolutionise his country with high taxes and an onslaught against bankers is in fact hugely wealthy himself.

His assets were published today in the Official Journal, the gazette which contains verified information about France's government.

To the undoubted embarrassment to the most left-wing leader in Europe and a man who styles himself as 'Mr Normal', they are valued at almost £1million.

I love these limousine liberals!

Francois Hollande: French president who claims to 'dislike the rich' has 3 French Riviera homes | Mail Online

3 homes at a total value of a million euros is not really a lot.
I thought cons loved their rich leaders.

And elitists like John Kerry, and Nancy Pelosi are nothing but OWS BUMS???? Surrrrrrre thing... You Libs are being SO BEING owned by the Liberal 1%ers , and you do not have the sense to realize it. Stupid is doing the same thing over, and over and expecting a different result.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Wow, France's newly elected President the Socialist Mr. Francois Hollande revealed his desire to mimic the ideology of Barack Hussein Obama, by attacking the rich to pay for all the ridiculous handout programs he seems to favor, as Mr. Obama does. Interesting that as he mimics Mr. Obama's domestic policies, other nations such as Germany fearing another economic collapse claim Hollande's desire to renegotiate Europe's fiscal pact is "not possible". In the first linked article: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, socialism works until you run out of other people's money, and as long as there are wealthy citizens, and a productive class of workers earning income, the ability to siphon off their wealth through taxation gives politicians the capacity to keep promising free services to people who themselves do not earn it. Thanks Maggie... That sums it up very nicely.
France joins President Obama in wanting to tax the rich - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com
Why Obama isn't cheering for France's new socialist president - Los Angeles Times

In a new report on July 3, French officials laid out a new tax structure on the wealthy, with those making over $1 million euro's per year being taxed at a rate of 75% on their income

Sorry but how is that parroting? Obama only wants to return to the Clinton era rates, with the top bracket at 39.6%. That's quite a bit lower than 75%. Are you stupid? Do you know what numbers mean?

 

[tjvh]

STUPID are the people that extend their hand in earnest for that FINITE (that means limited, and subject to conditions for all of you dumb asses) Government handout, rational people ask why the Government is oppressing people with said handout knowing that if they try to make something better for themselves, they will lose that handout. You wards of the State wanna sell your souls and be SLAVES, you go right ahead... I'm not going to stop you. I just want you to understand what exactly you are getting yourselves in to... Slaves to daddy government. What a menial existence you simpletons have bound yourselves to. Hope it is worth it.

 

[tjvh]

Wow, France's newly elected President the Socialist Mr. Francois Hollande revealed his desire to mimic the ideology of Barack Hussein Obama, by attacking the rich to pay for all the ridiculous handout programs he seems to favor, as Mr. Obama does. Interesting that as he mimics Mr. Obama's domestic policies, other nations such as Germany fearing another economic collapse claim Hollande's desire to renegotiate Europe's fiscal pact is "not possible". In the first linked article: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, socialism works until you run out of other people's money, and as long as there are wealthy citizens, and a productive class of workers earning income, the ability to siphon off their wealth through taxation gives politicians the capacity to keep promising free services to people who themselves do not earn it. Thanks Maggie... That sums it up very nicely.
France joins President Obama in wanting to tax the rich - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com
Why Obama isn't cheering for France's new socialist president - Los Angeles Times

In a new report on July 3, French officials laid out a new tax structure on the wealthy, with those making over $1 million euro's per year being taxed at a rate of 75% on their income

Sorry but how is that parroting? Obama only wants to return to the Clinton era rates, with the top bracket at 39.6%. That's quite a bit lower than 75%. Are you stupid? Do you know what numbers mean?

When Socialist kooks like you start tossing around numbers, and passing them off as facts, there is only ONE thing that comes to mind...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgz5-8chSlk&feature=player_detailpage]Sell Crazy Someplace Else - YouTube[/ame]

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Wow, France's newly elected President the Socialist Mr. Francois Hollande revealed his desire to mimic the ideology of Barack Hussein Obama, by attacking the rich to pay for all the ridiculous handout programs he seems to favor, as Mr. Obama does. Interesting that as he mimics Mr. Obama's domestic policies, other nations such as Germany fearing another economic collapse claim Hollande's desire to renegotiate Europe's fiscal pact is "not possible". In the first linked article: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, socialism works until you run out of other people's money, and as long as there are wealthy citizens, and a productive class of workers earning income, the ability to siphon off their wealth through taxation gives politicians the capacity to keep promising free services to people who themselves do not earn it. Thanks Maggie... That sums it up very nicely.
France joins President Obama in wanting to tax the rich - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com
Why Obama isn't cheering for France's new socialist president - Los Angeles Times

In a new report on July 3, French officials laid out a new tax structure on the wealthy, with those making over $1 million euro's per year being taxed at a rate of 75% on their income

Sorry but how is that parroting? Obama only wants to return to the Clinton era rates, with the top bracket at 39.6%. That's quite a bit lower than 75%. Are you stupid? Do you know what numbers mean?

When Socialist kooks like you start tossing around numbers, and passing them off as facts, there is only ONE thing that comes to mind...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgz5-8chSlk&feature=player_detailpage]Sell Crazy Someplace Else - YouTube[/ame]

LOL!
The 75% comes from the OP link. And the 39.6% rate under Clinton is the one that we'd return to if the BOOOOSH tax cuts expire.

 

[Damienfr]

LOL!
The 75% comes from the OP link. And the 39.6% rate under Clinton is the one that we'd return to if the BOOOOSH tax cuts expire.

OMG !

You should read my post here :
http://www.usmessageboard.com/5552561-post22.html

THERE IS NO 75% TAX IN FRANCE !!!

The scale of tax ("income taxes") is :

- Up to 5963 euro (7 509 US$) : 0%
- From 5964 euro (7 509 US$) to 11,896 euro (14 980 US$) : 5.50%
- Of 11,897 euro (14 980 US$) to 26,420 euro (33 270 US$) : 14.00%
- Of 26,421 euro (33 270 US$) to 70,830 euro (89 196 US$) : 30.00%
- Beyond 70 830 euro (89 196 US$) : 41.00%

Except for Authors (writer, filmmakers, etc..), Artists (painters, musicians, actors, etc..) And sports (resident "tax" in France) who may opt for a withholding tax of 15%, levied on their gross remuneration

To this charge is added "the solidarity tax on capital", which is a "progressive tax" only on the upper capital, rate of 0.55 to 1.8% (tax, which I reminds us, must be paid ONLY if your capital exceed 3 million euros)

It is also important to know that our country does not work like yours. You dont have a "big tax", but you need to pay for EVERYTHING which is not the case in France.
For example :

- If I'm sick, I would spend absolutely nothing to the doctor or to the hospital !
- Drugs in pharmacy are reimbursed by "social security" (if they are prescribed by the doctor)
- If I want my kids to school (small classes until the university), I would spend absolutely nothing (except for "private" schools such as "Grande Ecole de Commerce de Paris")
- I have access to support of expenses related to "work accidents"
- I have access to financial aid in case of handicap
- I have access to "housing assistance" (which supports part of the price of my rent, based on the amount of my salary)
- If I can not find work, I have the right to "unemployment assistance"
- I also right as an allowance (income of € 475) if I have no work, I have over 25 years, AND I actively seeking work (we call "Active Solidarity Income")
- I also the right to "paid vacation" (during which period I can go on holiday, and my employer pay me)
- I also have a right to "parental leave" (16 weeks) in the case of a birth (or adoption), for a parent to participate in the education of my child (and I'm paid during this period: from € 8.20 to € 67.36 per day)
- And many others thing (the list is long but here are the main) ...

France and the U.S. are completely different (even if our politicians want that Europe looks like the United States, that we dont want)

An American has not the same dreams as French. For an American, you have the "American Dream", the financial success. For us, the most important is solidarity, equality, or social justice.
A quote that explains well the difference between our two peoples is probably: "The French want to know why. Americans want to know how."

In the U.S. you are many respect for the "action", In France, we have respect for "ideas", and that's very different !
It's two different cultures, two different systems, there is no "good system" and "bad system", just two different system !

 

[Intense]

Wow, France's newly elected President the Socialist Mr. Francois Hollande revealed his desire to mimic the ideology of Barack Hussein Obama, by attacking the rich to pay for all the ridiculous handout programs he seems to favor, as Mr. Obama does. Interesting that as he mimics Mr. Obama's domestic policies, other nations such as Germany fearing another economic collapse claim Hollande's desire to renegotiate Europe's fiscal pact is "not possible". In the first linked article: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said, socialism works until you run out of other people's money, and as long as there are wealthy citizens, and a productive class of workers earning income, the ability to siphon off their wealth through taxation gives politicians the capacity to keep promising free services to people who themselves do not earn it. Thanks Maggie... That sums it up very nicely.
France joins President Obama in wanting to tax the rich - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com
Why Obama isn't cheering for France's new socialist president - Los Angeles Times

Ha! I sometimes think the only thing that will expose this Illness for what it is, is for the Statist Pukes to be in Total Control of all resources and Wealth. That is what it will take for them to say no to the poor. Cheap ***** that they are. So good with redistributing other peoples money, while benefiting and enriching themselves on inside information, and not even able to leave a decent tip or pay a decent wage when the money comes out of their own wallet or purse. What a load of shit.

 

[Political Junky]

The GOP is pushing for austerity, which is what failing European countries have been doing. Looks like the GOP is parroting Europe.

 

[kiwiman127]

A European socialist is parroting an American president who leans some what towards socialism? What a ludicrous statement. Why would someone who hails from where socialism has been an enduring and popular philosophy want to "parrot" an amatuer socialist in a country where the term "socialist" is used as a tool to scare it's citizens?
That's like like Lebron James asking a 5th grader for tips on how to play basketball!

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

LOL!
The 75% comes from the OP link. And the 39.6% rate under Clinton is the one that we'd return to if the BOOOOSH tax cuts expire.

OMG !

You should read my post here :

New French President Pledges To Tax Rich 75 Percent : NPR

 

[tigerbob]

I like this French phrase. It's "Gauche Caviar" or "Left Wing Caviar" or a "Champagne Socialist" equivalent in English.

As well as the spacious Paris apartment he shares with his lover Valerie Trierweiler, Hollande owns a palatial villa in Mougins, the prestigious hill-top Cannes suburb where the artist Pablo Picasso used to live.

It is valued by the Official Journal at €800,000 (£642,000), and is just a short drive from Hollande's two flats in the Cannes. They are each priced at €230,000 (£185,000) and €140,000 (£112,000).

Read more: Francois Hollande: French president who claims to 'dislike the rich' has 3 French Riviera homes | Mail Online

Hmmmm, that's not right. I know the area very well and "palatial villa" in Mougins is NOT going to cost £642,000.

Oh, it's the Daily Mail. That explains the use of the word "palatial".

 

[Political Junky]

I like this French phrase. It's "Gauche Caviar" or "Left Wing Caviar" or a "Champagne Socialist" equivalent in English.

As well as the spacious Paris apartment he shares with his lover Valerie Trierweiler, Hollande owns a palatial villa in Mougins, the prestigious hill-top Cannes suburb where the artist Pablo Picasso used to live.

It is valued by the Official Journal at €800,000 (£642,000), and is just a short drive from Hollande's two flats in the Cannes. They are each priced at €230,000 (£185,000) and €140,000 (£112,000).

Read more: Francois Hollande: French president who claims to 'dislike the rich' has 3 French Riviera homes | Mail Online

You're pretty naive about the cost of real estate.