Obama “What a great idea, get Val, Harry & Nancy on it”

Via France24

The so-called “millionaires’ tax” has become a symbol of Hollande’s campaign promise to make France fairer for the middle class by forcing the mega-rich to do more to pull the country out of crisis.

The government’s initial plan consisting of a 75-percent tax to be paid by high earners on the part of their incomes exceeding 1 million euros was struck down in December 2012 by members of the Constitutional Council, who argued that 66 percent was the legal maximum for individuals.