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X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 17 Jun 2008 23:17

i didnt think c/t paid for education ??
if it does why is some schools in such direstraights lol
with all that money
Rosex

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 17 Jun 2008 23:17

i knew it

iknoew they were rippin us off in some way

getting us to pay twice

arrrrrrrrgh it makes you mad

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 17 Jun 2008 23:19

Right I am off good everyone...Harpic your in Charge..lol

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 17 Jun 2008 23:20

Yep I'm off too. that gulp of gin has made me right ill. lol.

Nite all xx

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 17 Jun 2008 23:25

Surely the answer is to bring in a Poll (i.e. head count) tax.

That way everyone would contibute, regardless of who they are.

Seems very fair to me?





Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 17 Jun 2008 23:26

Well I am off in a minute too - who left to be in charge? Everyone has gone lol

Nite nite ladies

Tina xx

Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 17 Jun 2008 23:27

ooops - sorry Peter did not see you there.

Nite nite Ladies and Gentleman! lol

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 18 Jun 2008 00:00

Oh, sigh.

She doesn't want to pay her council taxes because she doesn't use blablabla services.

I don't want to pay my income taxes because I don't use blablabla services.

It really isn't a question of which tax pays for what now, is it? If she can say nay to council taxes, I can say nay to income taxes.


For instance: people who never had kids, will never have kids, and have enough money to retire comfortably without ever needing a bus pass or pension.

Yet they must still pay taxes for other people's kids to go to school.

You surely see where this is going.

The rich should not have to pay taxes, because they can pay for their own

private rubbish removal
private security
private schools
private health care
private airplanes
private cars
private pension plans

It can start anywhere, but it ends up pretty much the same place. The rich get richer ...


JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 18 Jun 2008 00:04

Oh yes please Peter. A poll tax. Something that everybody pays the same, rich or poor.

Yes, that's the way modern societies do things, isn't it?

Memories are short.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax_riots

The Poll Tax Riots, as they became known, were acts of civil disobedience carried out in London and other British cities and towns. They were in protest against the Community Charge (commonly known as the poll tax) introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her government.

It is thought that the demonstrations together with the general opposition to the Community Charge (which was especially vehement in the North of England and Scotland) strongly contributed to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, who resigned as Prime Minister before the end of the year.

X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 18 Jun 2008 00:07

and the poor get poorer
Rosex

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 18 Jun 2008 00:20

It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the gravy
Ain't it all a bleeding shame.

X Lairy- Fairy

X Lairy- Fairy Report 18 Jun 2008 00:26

sure is a shame lol

well all i can say
it dont matter how rich or how poor you are .
good or bad
we all leave this world with the same thing no matter who you are .
Nothing
Rosex