France’s Super-Rich Offer to Pay More Tax
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a deficit-reduction package. It includes a provision that will raise millions of dollars by taxing the wealthiest people in France. Some of France’s wealthiest citizens have signed a petition supporting the tax hike. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief of the Economist magazine.
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