Hey friends what’s your over and under for this??
\nHow many Rich people from the Philippines do you think would sign a petition such as this?<\/p>\n
Rich Germans ask for higher taxes
\nFri, 10\/23\/2009 – 4:12pm
\nThey’re the kind of citizens any cash-starved government would want: a group of wealthy Germans have launched a petition this week calling for higher taxes on wealthy Germans. The group claims that Germany could raise \u20ac100 billion if the richest people paid a five percent wealth tax for two years.
\nGermany is not known as a low-tax country–tax revenues were 37% of GDP in 2007, in line with other EU countries, and above countries like South Korea (29%) and the United States (28%). The petitioners claim, though, that those who “made a fortune through inheritance, hard work, hard-working, successful entrepreneurship, or investment” should put their money into an economy that, while better off than some other EU counterparts, is still facing rising unemployment through next year.
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