My first thought was &quot;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/global/frances-les-riches-vow-to-leave-if-75-tax-rate-is-passed.html?_r=2&amp;hpw">When did Obama change his name and move to France</a>?&quot;:<br />
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<div>President Fran&ccedil;ois Hollande is vowing to impose a 75 percent tax on the portion of anyone&rsquo;s income above a million euros ($1.24 million) a year.<br />
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The French finance ministry did not respond to requests for an estimate of the revenue the tax might raise. Though the amount would be low, some analysts note that a tax hit on the rich would provide political cover for painful cuts Mr. Hollande may need to make next year in social and welfare programs that are likely to be far less popular with the rank and file. <br />
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In that regard, the tax could have enormous symbolic value as a blow for egalit&eacute;, coming from a new president who has proclaimed, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like the rich.&rdquo;</div>
</blockquote>Do that guy sound like a typical &quot;Occupy Wall Street&quot; thug or what?<br />
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<div>Taxes are high in France for a reason: they pay for one of Europe&rsquo;s most generous social welfare systems and a large government. As Mr. Hollande has described it, the tax plan is about &ldquo;justice,&rdquo; and &ldquo;sending out a signal, a message of social cohesion.&rdquo;</div>
</blockquote>Scary how Obama-esque that is. But Mr. Hollande (I'm not sure if he has an opus) was a piker compared to what FDR was doing with his 90% tax rate on the highest levels of income. Of course, Obama has a few more month, so let's not give him any more anti-rich fantasies than he already has.<br />