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7th January 2013, 11:41 AM
#1
Thought Provoking
At first I thought this was funny .. . .
Then I realised the awful truth of it . Be sure to read all the way to the end!
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed ..
Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat .
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think .
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass .
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough .
When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore .
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid .
When he's gone,
Do not relax,
It's time to apply
The inheritance tax .
Accounts Receivable Tax
Airline surcharge tax
Airline Fuel Tax
Airport Maintenance Tax
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Death Tax
Driving Permit Tax
Environmental Tax (Fee)
Excise Taxes
Income Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Petrol Tax (too much per litre)
Gross Receipts Tax
Health Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Tax
Heating Tax
Lighting Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Mortgage Tax and his pension
Personal Income Tax
Property Tax
Poverty Tax
Prescription Drug Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax & Tax what he buys and what he sells
Telephone Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Water Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Tax (VAT) on Tax .
And Now they want a blooming Carbon Tax!
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago . . .
& our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world .
John
18th Century Proverb " He who would go to sea for pleasure,
Would go to Hell for a Pastime"
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7th January 2013, 03:11 PM
#2
thought provoking
For a long time now i have thought the Goverment employs people to dream up new ways of Taxation, but never ways of reducing it, Taxes cannot keep rising forever, this Goverment seems bent on hurting those least able to afford to pay, but they themselves waste Millions, as in the recent fiasco to allot Rail Franchises, if Richard Branson had not brought the up that it would have passed unnoticed, all the Billions given in Foreign Aid, to people who misuse the Funds, a tiny Nation like the UK trying to look big, Billions to the EU, 3 Things are getting up the noses of our People, Money to the EU, Foreign Aid, Immigrants given vast amounts that have paid nothing in, we who have are screwed tighter, he refuses to stop Foreign Aid or give a referendum on the EU, there is no Democracy any more, we are Ruled by 2 Dictators.

Tony Wilding
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7th January 2013, 05:42 PM
#3
We are also ruled by foreigners, my MP is a foreigner, is voted in by foreigners, why can I a true Brit, not have a true Brit MP who wants to look after the interests of true Brits in Britain. Is that too much to ask????
My MP spends her time campaigning in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and in other countries for an alien group.
Not once does she campaign for British interests.
Is it too much to ask for Democracy in Britain????
Last edited by Captain Kong; 7th January 2013 at 05:45 PM.
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