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> 250,000 paid less than €5,000 Let's say it was on average 4,000 just because that is easy to calculate... I'd say 1,000,000,000 Euros more in taxes is not no
by kleiba 9mo ago
> 250,000 paid less than €5,000
Let's say it was on average 4,000 just because that is easy to calculate... I'd say 1,000,000,000 Euros more in taxes is not nothing.
- barry-cotter 9mo agoNet loss of €2.8 billion not gain of €1 billion. > The ISF was controversial; critics claimed it drove away wealthy individuals from the country, resulting in financial loss. A report by senator Philippe Marini estimated that 843 people left France in 2006 because of the tax, resulting in a net loss of €2.8 billion.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_tax_on_wealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_tax_on_wealth
- kleiba 9mo agoAt least that made the wealth distribution somewhat more equal in France.
- doxeddaily 9mo agoWhich helps nobody because that's not a measure of thriving or even of how well people are doing. It's a useless metric.
- lores 9mo agoIf the people of the country feel happier as a result, and society bonds are reinforced, that is absolutely thriving, weird US moneycentrism aside.