Sunday, September 17, 2006

We're just behind the Portuguese

When it comes to being cash-strapped. How come?
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2 comments:

Arelcao Akleos said...

Hmmmm, the Portuguese Guy: Pay, 100 US a week. 20 for taxes. 30 for housing. 5 for olive oil. 20 to keep wife from castrating him. 15 for wine. 5 for delicious salt cod. 4 for bread. Leaving $1 US, per week, for idle entertainment [perhaps playing the lotto on the rigged soccer matches].
The US Guy: Pay, 701 a week. 150 for taxes. 150 for housing. 30 for gas. 20 for beer. 150 for grub in all the wrong places. 30 for phone sex. 30 for gifts to significant other to pretend not to know about the phone sex. 30 for payment on nifty computer to get the world wide pornocopia. 30 for gifts to significant other to pretend not to know about the phone sex. 30 for sundry video game playing, youtube upkeep, and pathetic self help/new age literature at the local Borders. 25 botox/lipo/facelifting or other assorted Kerryisms. 5 for the Local Widows & Orphans Fund, 19 for the Check Racism Against Peaceful &Pious Islamicists [CRAPPI]. Leaving $2 for entertainment [perhaps placing a bet with the bookie, on 19th St and Kiczmark, on the rigged NBA matches].
Yup, it makes sense.

9/18/2006 12:42 AM
Tecumseh said...

Sounds just about right -- except that I strongly doubt only 20-21% of income goes to taxes in either country. My impression was that the tax bite in the Euro zone is closer to 40% -- even 50% in higher brackets -- whereas in the US, maybe 20% is about right for $700 a week, but how about State/Local/Social Security taxes? OK, OK, as someone keeps telling me, I'm being a logical loser...

9/18/2006 12:50 AM

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