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...While the world can sympathize with the bereaved in the Virginia Tech killings, there seems little point in the American people getting too upset about them. Such killings are merely a form of blood tax that has to be paid for the imagined privilege of gun ownership. Paul Eastaugh, reading, england...
...shaking has only just begun. Sarkozy, 52, vows before the end of summer to reduce taxes on overtime, make interest on mortgages tax deductible, and impose minimum sentences for recidivists. He seems intent on tearing up France and rebuilding large parts of it from scratch. Sarkozy has never been big on patience. Throughout his career, he's been the one who pasted up the most posters, made the most phone calls, organized the biggest crowds. Proud of his brashness, he once boasted: "When I'm not invited to dinner, I ring the bell anyway, and it's rare that...
...While the world can sympathize with the bereaved in the Virginia Tech killings, there seems little point in the American people getting too upset about them. Such killings are merely a form of blood tax that has to be paid for the imagined privilege of gun ownership. Paul Eastaugh, READING, ENGLAND...
Sarkozy, by contrast, proposes sweeping reforms, such as making every working hour after 35 tax-exempt, reducing income taxes by as much as 10 percent, and, through drastic spending reductions, reducing the national debt from 66 to 60 percent of GDP. In a reversal of roles that an American would find baffling, the so-called “right-wing” Sarkozy proposes to introduce desperately needed affirmative action programs to France (hitherto unknown in this welfare state) while the “socialist” Royal vigorously opposes them. Sarkozy’s opponents claim that his platform...
...Sarkozy, there's no mystery to the malaise: "It's because we work less than others do." Though he doesn't advocate a full reversal of the 35-hour working week introduced by a Socialist government in 1998, he wants to free both employers and employees from paying payroll tax and insurance charges on overtime hours. Royal's response: "I prefer to give work to those who don't have any," especially through a government-funded program to give six-month "springboard" jobs to young people leaving school...