......but you got a Swiss one instead [??] . Aren't they supposed to be the
absolute ultimate choice ?
jh
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From: "SwissPace" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:20 AM
Subject: [OM] Taxes was Re: G12
> While all that is true, I discussed with a pal at the weekend how much
> of his actually salary (percentage wise) he gets to spend compared to
> mine and I pay a lot less out even though I get paid more, its not all
> roses here though with houses, beer food etc being much more expensive
> - though not camera's.
>
> I used to use the quote everything is banned in switzerland unless it is
> allowed while in the UK everything is allowed unless its banned, however
> things have changed and the I don't think you can say that about the UK
> any more - I am not sure if that applies to the USA and Canada (damn I
> wish I had got my Canadian passport when I had the chance).
>
>
>>> even lower in switzerland :-)
>> ... where there's no social health care, and health insurance is
>> mandatory and not at all cheap. (Unless you compare it to the US, which
>> is hardly fair, the US having the highest-cost health care in the world
>> by nearly a factor of two.)
>>
>> Besides, it may be true that the Swiss Federal tax is among the lowest in
>> the developed world, but the canton and gemeinde tax really narrows the
>> gap.
>>
>> And then there's the annual tax on bicycles, on radios, on television, on
>> roller blades...
>>
>> In Switzerland, anything that is not mandatory is not allowed, and that
>> which is mandatory is also taxed... :-)
>>
>>
>
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