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Originally Posted by wehateporn
They get taxed more than the rest of Spain, now they're having to pay off Spanish debt and go through Austerity Measures, in theory if they were independent they would all (in Catalonia) have a better standard of living  |
They do pay more tax because they set their own 'province' tax rate, which is higher than everywhere else. The national tax rate is the same for everyone.
I love the place lived in Barca for 2 years, but left because the language fucked me off.
Schools teach in dialect not Spanish, doctors talk to you in Catalan even if you tell them you dont speak it.