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Chirac urges aid tax
Reuters via news.com.au ^ | January 7, 2005 | From correspondents in Paris

Posted on 01/06/2005 9:57:05 AM PST by Eurotwit

FRENCH President Jacques Chirac made a new call today for an "international tax", saying such a levy would help generate funds to help poor countries and those hit by disasters such as the Asian tsunami.

"These events stress the need to increase public aid towards development and to find innovative financing mechanisms such as an international taxation," Mr Chirac said in a New Year speech to the Paris diplomatic corps.

He said France would press the international tax idea this year at meetings of the Group of Eight - the G7 rich countries plus Russia - and at the United Nations, but gave no details of his proposals.

France has also supported Britain's proposal for an International Finance Facility to double Third World aid, but continues to push its "international tax" as an additional idea.

Mr Chirac made the tax proposal at a meeting of the Group of Eight - the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Russia - last year but won little support from the other powers for the idea.

A working group appointed by Mr Chirac suggested in a report last year that such taxes could be levied on arms sales, financial transactions, company profits and fares for air and sea travel.

However, Mr Chirac has ruled out the so-called Tobin Tax on foreign exchange transactions as impractical.

In his New Year speech, Mr Chirac also reiterated his support for an "immediate" debt moratorium for countries hit by the tsunami - a position he said France would take at a January 12 meeting of the Paris Club of sovereign creditors.

Reuters


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1 posted on 01/06/2005 9:57:05 AM PST by Eurotwit
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To: Eurotwit

Let's put a special tax on French wine, cheese and clothing...


2 posted on 01/06/2005 9:58:41 AM PST by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Eurotwit

Imbecile


3 posted on 01/06/2005 9:59:03 AM PST by Larry381
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To: Eurotwit
step 1 to the UN world tax, here we go!

STOP JOHN LE KERRY'S FRIEND BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

5 posted on 01/06/2005 9:59:19 AM PST by William of Orange (I'm John Kerry and I approve this message. No I don't. Yes I do. No I don't. Yes I do. Maybe, not.)
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To: Eurotwit

Simple solution to this: INVADE FRANCE AND REMOVE CHIRAQ. Should only take about 30 minutes (1 hour tops).


6 posted on 01/06/2005 9:59:39 AM PST by PetroniDE (Profile of Winners: Red Sox, Patriots, President Bush, Free Republic)
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To: Eurotwit
Try to stick a hand in our wallets, Froggie, and you'll draw back a nub.
7 posted on 01/06/2005 10:00:21 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: Larry381

I think that's "imbécile."


8 posted on 01/06/2005 10:01:07 AM PST by hsalaw
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To: Eurotwit

He has no power to tax US citizens. He's an idiot. He must think that they are not getting enough aid and money to help the victims of the tsunami. Just another left wing nut trying to redistribute the wealth.


9 posted on 01/06/2005 10:01:55 AM PST by MadAnthony1776
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To: Eurotwit

Not so fast Frenchie.


10 posted on 01/06/2005 10:02:07 AM PST by PilloryHillary
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To: All

How much has France donated towards the relief efforts?


11 posted on 01/06/2005 10:02:23 AM PST by skip_intro
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To: PetroniDE

as a member of the Army I was shocked at your response 1 hour tops give us some credit here, we would have to get a boy scout troop to do our dirty work


12 posted on 01/06/2005 10:02:44 AM PST by choclabguy
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To: Eurotwit
Does France really have a lot of Moose Limbs, or are all these crouching people practicing surrender.
13 posted on 01/06/2005 10:03:42 AM PST by evolved_rage (When you pinch a Chircac, don't forget to flush!)
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To: Eurotwit

There already is a tax--it's called the UNSkimming Tax.


14 posted on 01/06/2005 10:04:20 AM PST by semieverything
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To: Eurotwit
Poor translation from the French. I'll amend:

"FRENCH President Jacques Chirac made a new call today for an "international tax", saying such a levy would help generate funds to help poor countries and those hit by disasters such as the Asian tsunami to pay off shaky loans from French banks to third world governments. Some of the money will go to foods and medicines and France, a la Food for Oil, will channel purchases to French producers.

15 posted on 01/06/2005 10:04:50 AM PST by Shermy
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To: 2banana

You could add a special tax on big mouth pols especially French.


16 posted on 01/06/2005 10:04:59 AM PST by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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To: choclabguy

roads in France aren't that good (except those coming from Germany). It might take an hour to get to Paris from a less than optimal drop zone.


17 posted on 01/06/2005 10:05:53 AM PST by PetroniDE (Profile of Winners: Red Sox, Patriots, President Bush, Free Republic)
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To: Eurotwit

How about they send back all the money they stole from the Iraqi People in the Oil For Food Scandal? This way no new tax would be required. The money could be used for the relief efforts in Asia.


18 posted on 01/06/2005 10:06:36 AM PST by conservativecorner
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To: Eurotwit
The UN has to get over itself, it's not a world government!

It is a international agency or department that works at the direction of those member countries.

19 posted on 01/06/2005 10:07:55 AM PST by RJL
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To: Eurotwit

It is bad enough to have to pay taxes to the American Government, but heaven forbid I ever send any tax money to some unaccountable foreign entity. Chirac can take his socialist philosophy and stick himself!


20 posted on 01/06/2005 10:09:17 AM PST by o_zarkman44
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To: Eurotwit
Hey, Jacque!

I got an idea.

Why don't you and all your EUrine lackies contribute from your ill-begotten food-for-oil waivers as a form of penitence for your disgraceful conduct.


Non!


I didn't think you'd go for that ether.

22 posted on 01/06/2005 10:10:23 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Eurotwit

I call for Froganistani doctors to perform a

RECTOCRANIAL extraction on Jock-Itch chIRAQ ASAP!


23 posted on 01/06/2005 10:10:31 AM PST by HMFIC (US Marines, you yell, we shell.)
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To: Eurotwit

And who would administer & manage this money? Jackass Chirac & Kofi Annan's son perhaps? Guess Jackass needs to finance another personal island or castle getaway or something. Sounds like embezzling 22 billion from the last big international slush fund didn't sate his socialist appetite for stealing huge quantities of other people's money.


24 posted on 01/06/2005 10:11:19 AM PST by MCH
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To: jasoncann
you give the french to much credit. All you have to do is threaten them and they would quiver.

I would have to threaten them in English (don't speak any French). Would take them 1 hour to translate.

25 posted on 01/06/2005 10:14:48 AM PST by PetroniDE (Profile of Winners: Red Sox, Patriots, President Bush, Free Republic)
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To: Eurotwit
Hey Jacques...


26 posted on 01/06/2005 10:14:51 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: Eurotwit

The French are hopelessly mired in the own socialist created mess and want their inability to do anything subsidized by the world.......to continue to acomplish nothing. The French and the UN are hopeless and need to clean up their own backyard before they're able to tell anyone else how to solve problems, much less tax them.


27 posted on 01/06/2005 10:17:13 AM PST by caisson71
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To: Eurotwit
".....and those hit by disasters such as the Asian tsunami."

Wonder how much the Frogs and the rest of the UN sent for 2004 huricane relief when Florida was partially wiped out 3 times? Bet not a penny!!

28 posted on 01/06/2005 10:18:46 AM PST by jmax
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To: jmax

Not a penny.


29 posted on 01/06/2005 10:19:33 AM PST by HMFIC (US Marines, you yell, we shell.)
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To: Eurotwit
The first step Chirac should consider is to tax the French for the eight weeks of vacation they take, and increase from 35 hours to minimum of a forty hour work week.

This man is a Communist.

30 posted on 01/06/2005 10:20:12 AM PST by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: All

Don't forget that Hillary proposed that US funds educate the entire world.


31 posted on 01/06/2005 10:20:43 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: HMFIC
RECTOCRANIAL extraction on Jock-Itch chIRAQ ASAP!

In our family, we refer to him as "Monsieur Jock Strap."

32 posted on 01/06/2005 10:23:33 AM PST by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: 2banana
Dear useless Frog:

What part of "OVER MY DEAD BODY" don't you understand?

33 posted on 01/06/2005 10:23:48 AM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
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Chirac had people dying in the streets during their heatwave. He didn't even care about his own.


34 posted on 01/06/2005 10:24:27 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Cobra64
In our family, we refer to him as "Monsieur Jock Strap."

"Monsieur Jacques Itch" in ours...

35 posted on 01/06/2005 10:26:09 AM PST by talleyman (Merry Christmas! ("And God bless us every one!"))
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To: 2banana

I think this is a GREAT idea. Let the French add on to their tax burden, and leave me alone.


36 posted on 01/06/2005 10:26:14 AM PST by jeremiah (Either take the gloves off of our troops, or let them come home NOW)
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To: Eurotwit
FRENCH President Jacques Chirac made a new call today for an "international tax", saying such a levy would help generate funds to help poor countries and those hit by disasters such as the Asian tsunami.

I give to private charities but Over my dead body will I ever pay such a tax.

37 posted on 01/06/2005 10:26:27 AM PST by Paul_Denton
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To: choclabguy

That's Brilliant...........chuckle......and true.


38 posted on 01/06/2005 10:26:55 AM PST by marmar (Even though I may look different then you...my blood runs red, white and blue.....)
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To: Eurotwit

Let's see... an International tax.... administered by people we have no electoral power over, and called for by a country that stole money in the oil for food program......They must be french...


39 posted on 01/06/2005 10:29:33 AM PST by Walkingfeather (q)
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To: Eurotwit
Chiraq (spelling intended), just try to collect from me. Just try. I dare you. I double dare you. There are no words that describe the disgust I feel for that French leader and the French people who support such crappy reprehensible leadership.
40 posted on 01/06/2005 10:30:17 AM PST by Chgogal
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To: Eurotwit

Just finished reading Timmerman's book "The French Betrayal of America", a must read! Timmerman really exposes Chirac for the two timing traitor and profiteer that he is!


41 posted on 01/06/2005 10:35:13 AM PST by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: Eurotwit

Ehhh Jacques, bebe: fuquez-vous!!


42 posted on 01/06/2005 10:41:57 AM PST by beethovenfan
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To: Conservative Canuck

Someone tried...didn't work though..


43 posted on 01/06/2005 10:48:42 AM PST by MD_Willington_1976
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To: choclabguy

I would like to see them surrender to a Fox News crew...


44 posted on 01/06/2005 10:48:58 AM PST by America_Right (Fox News Channel--Because we have the babes.)
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To: America_Right

Gaulum delindum est


45 posted on 01/06/2005 10:50:15 AM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: Eurotwit
A working group appointed by Mr Chirac suggested in a report last year that such taxes could be levied on arms sales, financial transactions, company profits and fares for air and sea travel.

Notice how this list excludes from taxation all bribes received from brutal mid-eastern dictators for the approval of nuclear power plants and arms sales, as well as the money skimmed from the UN oil for food program. I'll bet that the America-hating Communist Frog turd would sing a different tune if these items were included.

46 posted on 01/06/2005 10:53:34 AM PST by Ancesthntr
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To: Publius6961

And may I add: "From my cold, dead hands, you smelly, useless, bloviating, frog-eurotrash commie.


47 posted on 01/06/2005 10:56:16 AM PST by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: skip_intro

I don't know what it is now but they started at $130,000.


48 posted on 01/06/2005 10:56:35 AM PST by snowman1
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To: Chgogal
Chiraq (spelling intended), just try to collect from me. Just try. I dare you. I double dare you. There are no words that describe the disgust I feel for that French leader and the French people who support such crappy reprehensible leadership.

LOL love that name! chIRAQ! good one! I agree. France is the enemy. No buts about it. They openly collaborated with Saddam and now they are licking China's feet. They also fund Hamas and Hezbollah.

49 posted on 01/06/2005 10:57:24 AM PST by Paul_Denton
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To: Eurotwit

We should have fought the British AND the French in 1776.


50 posted on 01/06/2005 10:59:02 AM PST by monkeyshine
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