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    French panel overturns 75 percent tax on ultrarich saying it's unfair

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/french...104219484.html

    Embattled French President Francois Hollande suffered a fresh setback Saturday when France's highest court threw out a plan to tax the ultrawealthy at a 75 percent rate, saying it was unfair.

    In a stinging rebuke to one of Socialist Hollande's flagship campaign promises, the constitutional council ruled Saturday that the way the highly contentious tax was designed was unconstitutional. It was intended to hit incomes over €1 million ($1.32 million).

    The largely symbolic measure would have only hit a tiny number of taxpayers and brought in an estimated €100 million to €300 million - an insignificant amount in the context of France's roughtly €85 billion deficit.

    Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was quick to respond, saying in a statement following the decision the government would resubmit the measure to take the court's concerns into account. The court's ruling took issue not with the size of the tax, but with the way it discriminated between households depending on how incomes were distributed among its members. A household with two earners each making under €1 million would be exempt from the tax, while one with one earner making €1.2 million would have to pay.

    The French government approved the tax in its most recent budget, amid criticism by some that it would do little to stem the country's mounting fiscal problems and would drive away the wealthiest citizens. Hollande's popularity, meanwhile, has been tanking as the country's unemployment continued its rise for the 19th straight month.

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    It was also stupid. You can't have that significant a tax hike and then not expect the ultrawealthy in France to move somewhere else. While I think that's unpatriotic (we all have a duty to our country in some respect), I'm sure they've seen a massive outflow of rich people, which won't be good for their debt reduction.

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    It was also stupid. You can't have that significant a tax hike and then not expect the ultrawealthy in France to move somewhere else. While I think that's unpatriotic (we all have a duty to our country in some respect), I'm sure they've seen a massive outflow of rich people, which won't be good for their debt reduction.

    Except the people usually pushing for the much higher tax rates are the ones who care the least about patriotism and want to see it gone so I don't understand their logic as to why they think rich people will stay. Rich people can go to any country they want and get whatever they want depending on how rich they are. Most people can't afford to do that but the rich can and outside of loyalty to their country there really isn't a reason not to move especially in Europe where you don't have to travel much to reach a country that isn't going to steal your money to fund ludicrous programs that waste money.

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