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i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to collect the taxes people were owing the state. i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to cut state spending by reduci

by verinus 11y ago

i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to collect the taxes people were owing the state. i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to cut state spending by reducing the unneeded government employed workforce. i have read nowhere that syriza wants to tax the rich greeks that pay virtually to really no taxes (reeders for example) but what i have read is, that tax evasion is wide spread as well as the exploitation of social services- there was a news coverage where a considerable part of the inhabitants of an island received pensions for people without eyesight... edit: fixed spelling mistakes

quonn 11y ago
> i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to collect the taxes people were owing the state They do. They have stated this clearly ("Raise income tax to 75% for all incomes over 500,000 euros.", "Increase taxes on big companies to that of the European average.", "Adoption of a tax on financial transactions and a special tax on luxury goods.", [0]), over and over again. However, you can't change a country that quickly. It will take many years. > i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to cut state spending by reducing the unneeded government employed workforce. First, just because jobs are performed by the government and not by private companies does not imply that they are not needed. There likely is greater inefficiency, I agree. But 'public sector jobs = unneeded jobs' is wrong. Second, cutting those jobs is often impossible (for example in Germany it would be, because government jobs are guaranteed for a lifetime.) and even if they can be cut, they will drive up unemployment which already stands at 25% and 60% for young people. > i have read nowhere that syriza wants to tax the rich greeks that pay virtually to really no taxes (reeders for example) They do [1]. They proposed it, but the IMF did not go along, as far as I know. Reeders are also probably harder to tax, because they can probably simply fly the flag of a country that doesn't tax them. [1] [0] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-29/syrizas-original-40-point-manifesto http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-29/syrizas-original-40... ; I have some doubts about the reliability of the source. There are other sources, but I can't be bothered to search right now. [1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-ship-owners-fear-syriza-tax-plan-1422363968 http://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-ship-owners-fear-syriza-ta...
- verinus 11y ago
  thanks for your input. just to correct a misinterpretation: I did not want to imply, that public sector jobs are unneeded jobs. I just called to cut the jobs not needed to run the country because i red a hand ful of articles stating that it is somewhat common that one can have a public job and a "real" second job because supervision is so lax)

by verinus 11y ago

quonn 11y ago

> i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to collect the taxes people were owing the state They do. They have stated this clearly ("Raise income tax to 75% for all incomes over 500,000 euros.", "Increase taxes on big companies to that of the European average.", "Adoption of a tax on financial transactions and a special tax on luxury goods.", [0]), over and over again. However, you can't change a country that quickly. It will take many years. > i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to cut state spending by reducing the unneeded government employed workforce. First, just because jobs are performed by the government and not by private companies does not imply that they are not needed. There likely is greater inefficiency, I agree. But 'public sector jobs = unneeded jobs' is wrong. Second, cutting those jobs is often impossible (for example in Germany it would be, because government jobs are guaranteed for a lifetime.) and even if they can be cut, they will drive up unemployment which already stands at 25% and 60% for young people. > i have read nowhere that syriza wants to tax the rich greeks that pay virtually to really no taxes (reeders for example) They do [1]. They proposed it, but the IMF did not go along, as far as I know. Reeders are also probably harder to tax, because they can probably simply fly the flag of a country that doesn't tax them. [1] [0] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-29/syrizas-original-40-point-manifesto http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-29/syrizas-original-40... ; I have some doubts about the reliability of the source. There are other sources, but I can't be bothered to search right now. [1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-ship-owners-fear-syriza-tax-plan-1422363968 http://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-ship-owners-fear-syriza-ta...

verinus 11y ago
thanks for your input. just to correct a misinterpretation: I did not want to imply, that public sector jobs are unneeded jobs. I just called to cut the jobs not needed to run the country because i red a hand ful of articles stating that it is somewhat common that one can have a public job and a "real" second job because supervision is so lax)