04/05/2009

RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD...

The population of Portugal are one of the richest people in the world, a comparison with people living in New York reveled the following;

In Portugal the cost for petrol is three times more than in the US, electricity, cell phone calls, gas,water are 80% more expensive than in the US.
Bank transactions, credit cards and commisions are three times more expensive than in the US.
In the US a car that costs $12.000 in Portugal they pay for the same car $20.000, $8.000 the government receive as a "present".
In New York they have 6% Income Tax nothing compared to the 20%Income Tax paid in Portugal, including municipal taxes.
In Portugal they also have luxury taxes e.g. petrol,gas,beer,cigarets,wine etc, making these produts in some cases as much as 300% more expensive tha its original value.
There are also taxes on salaries,rent, new cars and all cars pay a circulation tax, personal goods and companies assets, water,gas,electricity ...They even have taxes for the water meter,gas meter,electricity meter !!!
If a private bank goes bust, public funds are used to protect the Bank.
Money is always available despite the roberies, fiscal corruption, government corruption, municipal corruption.
In Portugal huge unrealistic salaries are paid to public servents and Employees that work for companies with links to the government.
In the US earnings below $3.000 (€2.000) a month per person dont pay income tax, in Portugal there is tax for eveything...
Everything is taxed three times...when produced,when purchased by the retailer and when purchesed by the consumer.

So...who are the richest people in the world.!!!

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