Rumor mill at work

[urgeok]

thats how hillary clinton got her teeth fixed and her hair straightened.

i bet she's getting a lot of action now..

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Vodstok
Federal taxation is from the country as a whole and goes to things like the military, the president, area 51, etc.

State tax stays within the state and gets used for things like roads, state parks, things like

ah right, the Fed tax is similar to our income tax/paye.... pays into the Governments coffers. We have a council tax which is determined atm by the size of house you occupy, which is similar to your State tax, that pays into local councils such roads and stuff.

[Vodstok]

Wanna hear the funny part?


That whole "Revoltutionary War" thing we had about 230 years ago or so? Supposedly, we were pissed at the english for "taxation without representation".

Now, we have "Taxation without representation".

ironic, eh?


I would like just one halfway decent human being to run for office and actually get elected based on merits rather than talking a good game and convincing a narrow majority that they will represent their interests.

[newb]

Originally posted by Vodstok
Wanna hear the funny part?


That whole "Revoltutionary War" thing we had about 230 years ago or so? Supposedly, we were pissed at the english for "taxation without representation".

Funny....all this time I thought it was because of our hatred for tea.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Vodstok



I would like just one halfway decent human being to run for office and actually get elected based on merits rather than talking a good game and convincing a narrow majority that they will represent their interests.

same anoyance here...Blair just got re-elected as PM, labour lost loads of seats in Parliament, throughout the country, his parties policies and keeping to what he says is absolutely atrocious..say one thing do another. For the last eight years it's been like this, and what pissed me of more, the labour candidate where iI live, who retained her seat, spens our local council money on shite, like there's no tomorrow... during the publicity before the elections I must have got 5 or 6 letters from the bitch, complete waste of resources and money, severl hundred thousand people live in my council/borough, wonder how many other people recieved crap in their letter box......and this is just the small end of what she wastes money on.

[urgeok]

try paying a 15% goods and services tax (gst) on everything .. then come bitching to me !

[ShankS]

Originally posted by urgeok
try paying a 15% goods and services tax (gst) on everything .. then come bitching to me !

wtf lol .....you moan, we pay 17.5% on most purchases.

used to be 15 a few years back

[urgeok]

Originally posted by ShankS
wtf lol .....you moan, we pay 17.5% on most purchases.

used to be 15 a few years back

wow that sucks ..

the americans dont .. i thought it was just us

[Vodstok]

Dont you guys have social medicine?


IF our taxes seemed to go to something useful, i wouldnt complain.

Anyone else notice that right after our genius president's $50-fucking-million dollar inauguration, the price of gas jumped almost 40 cents a gallon?


$50million.....

He should have gotten a fucking dixie cup and a kazoo. "Congradulations mr president. now get to work, fuck head."

[ShankS]

Originally posted by urgeok
wow that sucks ..

the americans dont .. i thought it was just us

not to mention 80 pence/ 80% in every pound is tax on petrol aswell .....but thats another rant for another time.