It is never a great sign when politicians start appealing to taxpayers’ patriotism. Defending the French government’s recent decision to raise the top rate of income tax to 75 per cent, Pierre Moscovici, the country’s finance minister, told Le Monde: “This is not a punitive measure, but a patriotic measure.” The rich, he explained, are being given an opportunity to make “an exceptional contribution” to solving France’s financial problems. I am sure they are very grateful.
政客開始迎合納稅人的愛國主義情緒從來不是一個好的信號。為支持法國政府近期將最高一級個人所得稅率提升至75%的決定，該國財長皮埃爾?莫斯科維奇(Pierre Moscovici)向《世界報》(Le Monde)表示：“這不是一個懲罰措施，而是一個愛國舉措。”他解釋稱，富裕階層正被賦予為解決法國財政問題做出“特殊貢獻”的機會。我相信富人對此一定非常感激。
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