[dekken_]

now you're just lying, blatantly.

My point was about the degree of taxation.

[disgruntledphd2]

Do you not live in a parliamentary democracy with regular elections?

[dekken_]

I live in France, which I'm not sure if you paying attention to it (no judgement, why would you), but as a country, they're somewhat financially screwed, so whether or not there are elections, or even if the people have representation, something needs to be done, and it will likely involve higher taxation and cost of living generally.