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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6833)	9/20/2002 12:47:07 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

take a lot within Scandinavia for instance check for kids requiring new AirJordan's every year check for VCR, DVD, PC, three cars, and 5 TV sets per house check for Mastercard debts equal to 3 months wages to pay for lifestyle over their heads you wont find it nothing in the world like what you see in the USA Look north Jim. That's one of our similarities. regards Kastel a cute and cuddly Canadian

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6833)	9/20/2002 2:12:28 PM
From: surfbaron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

JW: whoa Brah. not thinking you are commie. sorry if it came off that way. just that we have a framework for correcting our mistakes, and a history of accomplishing same.

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6833)	9/20/2002 2:17:26 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

"check for VCR, DVD, PC, three cars, and 5 TV sets per house" Gee, we only have 2 vcr's, one dvd, two cars, one motorcycle & only 4 tv's :- And ZERO credit card debt :-)

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (6833)	9/20/2002 3:37:58 PM
From: habitrail	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

<"take a lot within Scandinavia for instance"> Hehe. OK, but TAXES! HELLO!?!?! If you like Scandinavia so much I dare you to move there. Drive a Saab, jump in icy water, whatever. A googlage pulled up this: As a general up-date, earned income and business income is taxed at graduated rates at a maximum of some 56%. Income from capital sources including gains is taxed at a flat rate of 30% (or individuals may be partly exempted). Such income from closely held companies is taxed partly as income from capital, partly as earned income. A new act on social fees has been introduced and mandatory social security charges payable by employers on remuneration to employees (or by the self-employed) are levied at approx. 33%. A further approx. 7% (50% creditable/deductible) is payable by employees themselves within certain brackets. pwcglobal.com