Tax them all!

"Holiday home owners already pay two other taxes to the French government: the taxe fonciere, which is paid by the house owner and the taxe d'habitation, which is paid by those who live in it."

That's what pays for services.

We here in the US need sharp increases in the income tax - even for middle class families!

$35K in Southern California doesn't buy much.

Perhaps an adjustment should be made for California...

I live here, and yes, that would hit me hard.

But it would neutralize the discrepancy between CA salaries and everywhere else salaries.

But for the rest of the US (not including NYC, Miami and Chicago) anyone making over $35K is doing better than most.

And most Americans make around $35K

I don't but maybe I should...

If we can create a society which serves us in ways the $35K cannot - then why the fuck not?

Why not create our national identity?

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I grew up on a mink ranch outside of Boron CA.. We used to mine Borax for extra money and eat sage brush stew everyday and night...I lived in a shack made out of wine bottles and opened cans of tuna. We never made a dollar over $7500 in the 80s...I still have fond memories of Mr. Bippy and Madame Daisey, my first 2 minks. They are now a cell phone case. It can be done, you just don't want to pay your fair share....

and not everyone is a farmer. The last time someome tried to make eveyone in the nation farmers, Pol Pot tranished the left for years.

I mean er eat?

yup

But the majority of American citizens are making ~$35K per year

Let's compete with Cambodia for worst quality of life! Yay!!

The mink farmer went to one extreme talking about houses of wine bottles and tuna cans, the other person went to another. Yes, the middle class will need to sacrifice some, but as is, they are already the most squeezed, especially with their wages. You will not sell middle class taxes until you attack the hyper bloated at the top, whose wealth , if taxed at a european, or even a clinton era rate, would do wonders.

That wont even rent you a studio in NYC. Try over $1 million and I'd cap that at 40%.

empty wine bottles and tuna fish cans and build yourself a house for crying out loud.

Sheesh...got some whiners here!

We could use a little socialism like that!

It seems counterproductive to me.

A lot of these "foreigners" are middle-class people, not rich people.

I suspect this will have a net negative outcome.

Just people who bought dilapidated farmhouses etc cheap'ish and then devoted themselves to restoration in such a way that some rooms could be let out for holidays. Yes - tax income to France ,at best, will probably just say the same for now and then decrease. On the capital gains side it pre-assumes a capital gain which may not necessarily follow - prices will doubtless drop anyway as a result of this.

I can understand Hollande's motives but as is the case with his election promise not to reduce the size of their public sector he may have sought insufficient advice on the subject.

Second vacation homes should be taxed at a higher rate. Here in Texas we have the homestead act, your primary home is taxed less then any other homes you have. If it is good for Texas of all places, it should be fair for all.

France. I don't think foreigners should be taxed differently than French.

They could easily block this kind of taxes.

I can not wait to see the results. I firmly believe that the results will be beneficial to the majority of the French.

to have different taxes for foreigners? Seems a little unfair.
I can see Romney's new slogan now 'More taxes on Mexicans to pay for road improvements'

State colleges often have higher tuition rates for out-of-state students.

Wouldn't this be along the same lines?

Unfortunately, high taxes on the top bracket and taxes on assets in this country will never be considered. Any such discussion would get you kicked off the table reserved for very serious people.

Good for Hollande. Good for France.

I suspect that it will be an utter failure... capital will flee France for more accomodating EU nations.

That sounds pretty clever if it works.

Me, I love the Brits.