Spain Has Its 'Let Them Eat Cake' Moment

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10 points·tyuiop··4 comments

Change the ridiculous, misleading title. Fabra has nothing to do with the Spanish royal family.

"Her father has "won" the lottery at least 7 times"

That would seem to be a red flag.

Do not try to calculate the odds of it, and he presumes to be a lucky man. He's also famous for having recently build an airport (with public money) which has no flights, and people still vote for him. Sad.

The title is misleading: I understand by princess it means a girl that comes from a wealthy (and corrupt) family, but using it on the title to drive confusion was unnecessary.

To clear any doubt, the article references to a congresswoman that said "fuck them" after tax raises and welfare cuts were announced, and not the princess of the royal family. She alleged she was referring to the opposition party, but it's also possible she was directing it to the working class.

Now, being this alarming, I found this more interesting : raises on IRPF[1]. Wow, that's really a good way to increase business, occupation and entrepreneurship (outside the stinking startup incubators).

We, freelancers and bootstrappers, are more screwed. It costs a fortune to be a sole trader.

Meanwhile, tax amnesty for some foreign companies that move their headquarters here.. yay

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_Spain

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