10-07-2008, 01:40 PM
Taxes are not that much higher especially when one includes the medical, long term disability and reduced liability rates due to universal insurance coverage. They do zing the big earners - who tend to gravitate to Belgium and its low tax rate right next door.
Interesting that Phillips, Shell oil, ING, Norelco among others are "dutch" companies... quietly sending earnings home the tax structure must work for them
To bring this back to Hawaii I am constantly reminded that Hawaii shares a colonial heritage with Europe... simple stuff .. chicken skin is a term I grew up with as well as those pilot crackers in the KTA. - a stretch but I tried, Rob
Interesting that Phillips, Shell oil, ING, Norelco among others are "dutch" companies... quietly sending earnings home the tax structure must work for them
To bring this back to Hawaii I am constantly reminded that Hawaii shares a colonial heritage with Europe... simple stuff .. chicken skin is a term I grew up with as well as those pilot crackers in the KTA. - a stretch but I tried, Rob