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Shaun 17-11-2003 22:56
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Originally Posted by Graham
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Graham, somthing we agree on. :beer:

Personally, it would be great if we could go down the Commie/star-trek route, no one gets paid but they all get a good standard of living. Great concept but its not going to happen anytime soon :(

Graham 17-11-2003 23:21
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Originally Posted by dellwear
Personally, it would be great if we could go down the Commie/star-trek route,
Oh, no, no, NO!! Star Trek isn't Communism!! Wash your mouth out!!

Star Trek is the ultimate end of the Free Enterprise System where *everyone* is so wealthy that nobody needs to work!!

downquark1 17-11-2003 23:28
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God, I loved those left-wing next generation episodes :romance:

I lost count of the times 10 romulan warbirds decloacked and not a single shot was fired. It was better than those early voyager episodes where the warp engines always went offline whenever they decided to run, why didn't they just run in the first place? :erm:

Maggy 17-11-2003 23:32
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bet klingons don't pay taxes.


incog :)

Stuart 17-11-2003 23:54
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Originally Posted by Incognitas
bet klingons don't pay taxes.


incog :)
Well, ever seen Worf does his tax returns?

Maggy 17-11-2003 23:57
Re: Alternatives to income tax
 
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Originally Posted by scastle
Well, ever seen Worf does his tax returns?
I certainly wouldn't want to be a klingon tax collector :rofl:

Incog.

Stuart 18-11-2003 00:04
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Originally Posted by Incognitas
I certainly wouldn't want to be a klingon tax collector :rofl:

Incog.
Maybe the Borg are tax collectors.

Graham 18-11-2003 00:08
Re: Alternatives to income tax
 
We are the Borg!

You will be assimilated!

As soon as you have filled out Form XTWG-3a in triplicate and YDEW-C in duplicate and filed the reports with the Galactic Inspectorate of Taxes before stardate 61135.9 otherwise you will face a fine!

Stuart 18-11-2003 00:19
Re: Alternatives to income tax
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham
We are the Borg!

You will be assimilated!

As soon as you have filled out Form XTWG-3a in triplicate and YDEW-C in duplicate and filed the reports with the Galactic Inspectorate of Taxes before stardate 61135.9 otherwise you will face a fine!
Or apply now for one of our easy self-assimilation packages....

Xaccers 18-11-2003 03:22
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:rofl: nice one scastle :)


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Originally Posted by Jerrek
I read an interesting idea in a political science book the other day. How about we abolish the unfair income tax thing altogether. Why? Why should you pay more percentage in taxes the more you make? That is really discrimination based on wealth. Why should you pay taxes if you can barely feed your children?

So instead, move away from an income tax system towards a consumption tax system. Abolish income tax. (except on interest, capital gains, and dividends) Instead, raise the sales tax to 15% or whatever rate you want. The more you consume, the more taxes you pay. Don't put any sales tax on food though, and other necessities. This way you don't have to pay any tax if you are poor, and you pay a lot of tax if you're spending like mad.
Jerrek, can you give a quick and easy to understand overview of how income tax works in your neck of the woods?
It'd probably help us understand the reasoning behind the idea to get rid of it.
Do you guys have a flat rate of income tax rather than the tax bands that we have over here?


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