Germans have a ready response. They say that they already made the structural changes in work-force rules and pension reforms that they are now recommending for the slow-growth countries, and that, by the way, they actually pay their taxes. So if the laggards...
The European nation’s energy revolution has made it a leader in replacing nukes and fossil fuels with wind and solar technology.
Whether you buy a new or pre-owned (used) car depends on your circumstances. How long will you be over here? How much money do you want to spend? How many kilometers do you drive? What sort of driving do you do (more autobahn than city driving)?
Germany has a reputation for having one of the best and most comprehensive health care systems in the world, providing its residents with health, sick pay and long-term nursing care insurance coverage. Approximately 90% of the population is a mandatory or a voluntary member of the public ...
Taxes may have something to do with it. People who work an extra hour in America are allowed to keep more of their money than those who do the same in Germany. Falls in marginal tax rates in America since the 1970s have made it all the more profitable to work longer.None of these ...
W:Well, it looks like we'll have to make more money this year just to pay last year's taxes. Conversation 5 10.What can we know about the kid from Haiti? A.He doesn't get on well at school. B.He is often late for school. C.He doesn't speak much English. 11.How many count...
If you want to import your belongings free of duties and border taxes, there are some steps you must take: prove you have a new residence in Germany prove that you’ve lived outside of Germany for the past 12 months Only goods that you have been using for 6 months minimum can be exem...
power was just under 1 percent, around 0.8 percent. But Jewish individuals held around 15 percent of senior management positions in 1932, so way larger than their population share. In Berlin, about 5 percent of the population were Jewish, but Jews paid over 30 percent of the taxes in the ...
wanted to raise taxes to finance, to go deeply into debt to the Italian bankers to finance the papacy’s war against the Germans in southern Italy. And there was a civil war, and the new pope excommunicated the opposition to taking on debt. So what became unchristian, subject to excommu...
Just a bit of fantasy about low taxes and property rights being the solution to any given problem. (A bit like the less thoughtful Republican view of the current US malaise.) I guess Rupert Murdoch will be happy enough. And I’m not much fussed. Don’t Think Of A Tiger by Joseph ...