What Tax is all about.

[chrisjw]

I think this says it all. Read it all as the end will make you realise why we're in such a mess!
At first I thought this was funny....Then I realized 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
Cooking 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
Heating Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Tax
Lighting Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Mortgage Tax
Pension Tax
Personal Income Tax
Property Tax
Poverty Tax
Prescription Drug Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax
Telephone Tax
Value Added 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... We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class,a huge manufacturing base, and Mum stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the Hell happened? Could it be the lying parasitic politicians wasting our money?
Oh, and don't forget the relatively new bank charges....
And we all know what we think of Bankers.

[Karma]

Mind you Chris, they did have some strange taxes in the past. Have you ever saw on very old buildings, where a window was supposed to be but bricked up? At one point in time there was a window tax ???

[madwill]

lol ,
Someone told me the other day they were considering changing council tax,
He recons you would be taxed on what you could see from your house,
Tree= + £5 sort of thing ,
It did make me laugh tho haha,

I also remember an old man telling me once he had water people come to his allotment because he wasn't paying water rates,
"He said i have no running water i don't need to pay it"
It was raining at the time and they pointed to his roof then the drain,
and mad him pay because he was using drainage lol,

I wont comment on tax or the state of the government as it brings out my dark side

[lobeydosser]

I see that this is from the US of A.

If memory serves me correctly, their war of independance was started by a Stamp Tax of 1765 followed by the Tea Tax which caused the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

So perhaps none of these particular taxes were around 100 years ago but the US of A has been taxed for a very long time.

[izan]

Different flags....same masters...
As it has always been...

I

[Bluefish]

When people write or think up these things, i reckon it would help their rant if they wrote the truth instead of a load of twaddle.

[Deleted]

Still not very far from the truth though

[mcsquenks]

I work in the Tax/Accountancy "Field", and more so now than ever before the "Common Tax Payer" has more & more & more & more & more more & more & more & more & more implications now to their working life it amazes me that there has not, up til now, been a serious(and I mean SERIOUS) public revolt!!

Restaurants are not as busy.

Food Suppliers are not as busy.

Taxi Driver taking the working Class (Us Forum Users) out for meals.

I could go on....................................and on.......................and on...!!!

I've been having this conversation with a lot of Clients, especially those in the "Building Trade" who suffer C.I.S. deductions almost every time they come in to the office!!!!

WHERE THE FCUK is it going to end!!

The Government gloss over things - Saying they are spending Money on this or that, but really Folks where does it really end - I fear for my Son(8years old), HE doesn't understand(Why would he? He's only 8), but I really worry about what's happening!!

All comments I would LOVE to read/hear!!

Graeme
McSquenks