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#148: Tax

Category: Education
Duration: 00:20:36
Publish Date: 2021-04-08 22:00:00
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"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes"

Tax might not sound interesting or exciting to most people, but it affects all of us.

In this episode, we explore what paying taxes actually means, and how it affects our relationship with the government and society.

And we'll do all of this through the story of two pen-pals, Arlette from Paris, France, and John from Austin, Texas.


  • A very brief history of tax
  • Focussing on income tax
  • Example #1: John in Austin, Texas
  • Example #2: Arlette in Paris, France
  • The real cost of employing someone in France
  • What lower/higher taxes mean in terms of government expectations
  • Texas winter storm in 2021
  • The social safety net in France
  • The Gilet Jaunes
  • Thomas Piketty & the idea of a wealth tax


Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/tax

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