Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

Jeffrey C. Dege wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:48:07 -0700, Keith Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > smw wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > I loath the political ideals of Continental Europe.  And I despair for
> > > > what's going to happen to Europeans, living under a central government
> > > > based on those ideals.
> > >
> > > Yes, imagine more decades upon decades of peace, prosperity, and 37h 
> > > work weeks. It's too awful to contemplate.
> >
> > And the four week annual vacations, don't forget those.  Why, Europeans
> > seem to spend almost as little time on the job as George Bush.
>
>
> That's what comes from having high marginal income tax rates - you can't
> attract the best people by paying them more, because they wouldn't get
> to keep any of it.  

I'm paying more in property tax in Ann Arbor than I ever paid in federal 
taxes in Germany.