07-08-2005, 04:25 PM
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Sussi *7.7.86 - 18.6.09*
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
Posts: 30,971
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Originally Posted by Reba
Doctors in the U.S. don't make house calls.
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Here in Germany yes only if there´re reasons like fever, measles, illness etc.
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We don't have church tax. The U.S. Constitution doesn't allow a state-supported church or religion.
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Not allow?  How could the priest get the money to improve/renovate their churches?
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Are you allowed to pick which church you pay taxes to?
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No, We don´t choose which church we want to pay. The church taxes goes to Catholic and Protestant organization around the Germany.
The Catholic & Protestant churches rely on taxpayers is support every priest to financie their churches like improve/renovate their churches, bless weddings, funerals, baptisms and other regligious ceremonies etc. Yes, we donate the money to church voluntarily.
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Solidarity Tax
Another quirk of the German tax system is the so-called ‘Solidaritaetszuschlag’ (solidarity surcharge), which is levied on every citizen to help meet the enormous costs of rebuilding the former communist eastern part of the country. The surcharge is currently running at 5.5 percent of the amount of income or of company tax.
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It explains everything about German tax system.
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_...tax+in+Germany
http://www.answers.com/topic/taxation-in-germany
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