From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:59:09 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
>  wrote:
>
> >Our sales tax is 22%. IMO, the health care that is paid by that (among
other
> >good things) is easily worth it.
>
> It seems to me only wealthier countries can really choose/afford
> socialism, more "rich" to take from.
>
> Has your 22% been a stable number?

Yeppers, since about 1990 when we had a pretty dramatic economic recession.
It was a less before that but I can't remember what it was.


Antti Kurenniemi

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