Re: [OT] Closing replies Re: Happy Birthday, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan and Carmel Brain" <aebrain@webone.com.au>
> > Actually, the German national holiday is 3.October, commemorating
the
1990
> > unification of East and West Germany.
>
> I was there at the time - and the "Unification Tax" that I
subsequently
paid
> on my salary is the best value-for-money I've ever had.
>
> Kark Heinz, have they removed it yet? Knowing the ways of Government,
I
bet
> that not only is it still in force, but they've increased it. Or am I
being
> too cynical?
>

It's still there, though it's supposed to be removed in a few years.

They are debating a general "tax reduction" now. Every party is in
favour,
but they disagree on how to pay for it.

Greetings
Karl Heinz