That’s wrong. Of course tax has gone up. It’s a percentage. Higher fuel costs mean more tax revenue.

People in a hurry are in for a route awakening

Social programs indeed. My father-in-law retired and had “too much” money in the bank. The German social retirement office lowered his retirement pay and forced him to deplete his savings before they wold pay hI’m what he rightfully worked for. My brother-in-law now makes sure he spends all his money so he will be…

My german machinist cousin has a mandatory 25-hour work week. He is also getting paid for only 25 hours. He has to have an additional under-the-table job in which he works 40 more hours per week (below minimum wage) to pay his mortgage. That is not atypical.