If the french really "did" something when their politicians did something crazy, they would not have a 85% tax rate. t
The French, at most other western Europeans, really don't care if the top 1% (or whatever) are punitively taxed. That's a particularly American obsession.
You still host your own servers? Why?
Because our local Internet provider is an unreliable, capped mess with no real competition in the business market? Regulation also plays a part. Our industry is heavily regulated. Hosting our infrastructure is possible, but expensive. Senior management also have unrealistic uptime expectations. All in all, at this time it's more economical to keep our IT infrastructure in house.
One could also assume that a simple bump in sales tax could also cover road travel since people would be driving to the store to buy that item.
No sales tax in Oregon.
Why does the Daily Mail get so much press on the internet?
You never see slashdot quoting the Weekly World News about the latest exploits of Batboy.
Maybe because it's the most visited newspaper website there is? Not that that legitimizes their reporting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_Online
I've noticed several design suggestions in your code.