Posted by Ben @ August 7th, 2010 3:27 pm. Filed under: Anything I Want Should Be Free,Can't someone else pay the tax?,I'm Religious So You Have To Do Everything I Say,This Is The Worst Kind Of Discrimination! The Kind Against Me!,What Would Idiot-Jesus Do? — Tags: frneil —
Some years ago the Inland Revenue created a vast amount of unnecessary work for itself by starting to tax Catholic priests on their “income”. Most of us have very little by way of income (usually just the stipends for the Masses we celebrate) and given our service to people/society status, it seems a little unnecesary to tax us on the little we receive.Why the contribution is important
It’s important to us priests because we have little enough income as it is without then being taxed. Also, to be honest, we may have moral objections to some of the purposes to which our taxes are applied.
Your “society status” has bugger-all to do with it, you pompous git. You’re earning an income and regardless of what it is you’re doing to earn it you should be taxed upon it. If you’re not earning enough of an income, do what rhe rest of us lot in the unwashed masses do and get a second job or something.
Also, a lot of people have “moral objections” to how taxpayers’ money is spent, but oddly enough that argument doesn’t quite stick when the Revenue send someone over to bust your kneecaps.
Oh, and one more thing:
Matthew 5:42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Romans 13:7: Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Seems pretty clear where your God stands on the matter, doesn’t it Neil?
Posted by Ben @ February 10th, 2010 9:15 pm. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,What A Dick — Tags: Chris Sealey —
by Chris Sealeythe object of this petition is to stop so many people from evading income tax by employing smart tax lawyers to help them. zero rate vat to apply to foodstuff and essentials like energy bills and 45% on everything else so, the more you earn, the more you spend, the more tax you pay
Of course! It’s so simple! …Wait, no, sorry. Not simple. The other one. Mindless.
Posted by Ben @ February 2nd, 2010 1:53 am. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,Can't someone else pay the VAT?,I Am A Brain!,I AM TALKING!,spelin an grammer — Tags: Darren Davies —
by Darren DaviesLower fuel prices its as simple as that! The nation as a whole do not mind paying near the £1 mark but anything over is just greed! We don’t mind paying taxes but a minimum of FOUR just to drive? If the price of crude falls why does petrol at the pumps go up? Lastly… WHY is there a massive difference in fuel prices up and down the country, even when in any one town the difference could be 5p! This is nonsense and their should be a set price for the country or at least for regions. “Where there is a need there is GRRED”
£1 is an entirely realistic price for petrol.
Posted by Ben @ December 23rd, 2009 7:08 pm. Filed under: Abolish This!,Can't someone else pay the tax?,Clearly You've Thought This Through,I Could've Looked This Up But Instead I Watched Countdown,Is Research The Same Thing As Making Shit Up? Good.,It Says So In The Daily Mail,spelin an grammer,Stop Spending My Money On Things I Don't Understand.,Thank You For Coming -- It's Been Very Useful,That's SO UNFAIR! I HATE YOU!,The Nasty Television Upset Me!,There's Already A Solution But Don't Let That Stop You From Bothering The PM,This Is The Worst Kind Of Discrimination! The Kind Against Me!,Unreasonable Demands — Tags: Mr Richard Moore —
Oh dear, we have another “scrap the TV license” moron in our midsts. And this one is armed with misinformation! Let’s get this over with…
by Mr Richard MooreWhy should the BBC be given free money, whilst other TV channels gain no funding from the BBC TV License?
Why also is it satisfactory for the BBC to outsourse it’s published programs to e.g. BBC Americas for viewing abroad.
Why also is it satisfactory for the BBC to use UK License holders money to spurn products for their own profit from the UK public, i.e. childrens toy product etc…?
With the current economic state the country has been placed into, would it not enable families with a lower income to utilise the monies used for a TV License on more benificial items, i.e. feeding their family?
Is it not fair to the other broadcast network’s such as ITV, Channel 4 etc… to not recieve monies from the TV License.
Support the scrappage of the BBC TV License, sign the petition!
Okay, let’s dissect this one, shall we?
Why should the BBC be given free money, whilst other TV channels gain no funding from the BBC TV License?
Because the BBC is a public broadcasting service, and ITV, Channel 4, Channel Five, Sky etc. are businesses supported by advertising.
Why also is it satisfactory for the BBC to outsourse it’s published programs to e.g. BBC Americas for viewing abroad.
Actually, haha, they don’t. What happens is this: BBC Worldwide, the business arm of the BBC, is given the rights to distribute the shows to other territories. What happens then is that BBC America has to bid for those rights, and if they succeed then they get the show. You probably don’t know this but until recently BBC America didn’t have the first-to-air rights to Doctor Who – the American SciFi Channel (now called SyFy) outbid them for the rights to series one through four, and they let those rights lapse this year for the one-off specials.
Additionally, BBC America (which, I need to reiterate, is a business much like ITV and British Sky Broadcasting) actually co-funds some BBC productions such as Robin Hood.
So, y’know. Research.
Why also is it satisfactory for the BBC to use UK License holders money to spurn products for their own profit from the UK public, i.e. childrens toy product etc…?
Again, this is stuff that is all handled by the BBC’s business arms and is not funded by the money they get from the TV license, you frog’s gusset.
With the current economic state the country has been placed into, would it not enable families with a lower income to utilise the monies used for a TV License on more benificial items, i.e. feeding their family?
Considering that television is a luxury item and not a utility, they could always put the TV in the loft if they can’t afford their license.
Is it not fair to the other broadcast network’s such as ITV, Channel 4 etc… to not recieve monies from the TV License.
There is some debate about this, but once again it’s worth noting that ITV, Channel 4 etc. are supported by advertising. The BBC is not.
Thanks for playing.
Posted by Ben @ December 18th, 2009 8:02 pm. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,Duplicate Petitions,I Pay Taxes So You Have To Do Anything I Say,Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Children? — Tags: Rhea —
by RheaWe need this to stop some abusers of the system from receiving an income solely for having children.
We are experiencing a population boom in this country which we can not afford and which is bad for the environment. We need to stop – as a society – effectively incentivising people for having large families. If they wish to have more children than two they should fund them entirely themselves and not expect taxpayers to do so.
I’ve raised counter-points to this argument before. Simply put: What happens to large families who are legitimately in need of actual benefits? Do they just allow the “excess” children to starve to death?
Posted by Ben @ December 18th, 2009 7:46 am. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,Clearly You've Thought This Through,Don't Worry About What THEY Want,Duplicate Petitions — Tags: Leigh Favell, Miss Jade Tipping —
by Miss Jade Tippingits a fair tax, 10 pound a year for cyclists to use public roads as any other form of transport requires tax, insurance, m.o.t, whereas cyclists dont need any of these to use our roads and with the governments new policy to keep the planet green they are forcing more and more people to use cycles for work etc, so there are more cyclists on the roads than ever before, i think most cyclists would not mind paying 10 pound a year to use public roads which would generate a very large annual income for the government to use where it is needed.
It’d be hypocritical of me to point out the people complaining about the 50p broadband tax and then turn around and say this idea here is ridiculous. That being said, cyclists account for a virtually negligible amount of wear and tear on city streets. £10 seems disproportionate to the amount of damage we’re doing, especially when you consider that one car alone pumps out twelvety-thousand billion billion yards of greenhouse gases a day. Possibly I am exaggerating.
And while I’m on the subject of the broadband tax…
by Leigh FavellWhy should we have to pay another tax to improve broadband speeds when we already pay tax on broadband.
BT have said the money raised wouldn’t come near to their estimates of the cost to get broadband to all homes.
Well that’s just because BT like to grab money, which explains those Direct Debit fees you also like to complain about.
Posted by Ben @ November 28th, 2009 12:39 am. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,Duplicate Petitions,That's SO UNFAIR! I HATE YOU! — Tags: Tony Humphreys —
by Tony HumphreysI request that the Government scraps any plans to add 50p a month tax to phone lines to subsidise further broadband roll out. It is wholly unfair to tax my phone line to pay for someone else’s broadband, and it is as simple as that. It is recognised that rural areas do suffer a slower connection and higher costs, but they have fantastic views, clean air and a safer environment – its a choice people have to live in the country – and a decision they take. Please see sense, and stop this poll tax – broadband is not a vital service.
We’ve gone over this before – it’s 50p. All that means is you get to yam one less Kit-Kat in your gob every month. Can you really be so hard-off that you can’t make do without that extra £6 a year?
Posted by Ben @ November 4th, 2009 12:24 pm. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,I Am A Brain!,I AM TALKING!,I Petition The Government To Your Name Here,Not actual justice -- just what I wanted. Which is basically the same thing.,Nothing Should Ever Change!,Only joking!,Please State The Nature of the Medical Emergency,Reject Rednesday,Rejected Petitions,Thank You For Coming -- It's Been Very Useful,The Nasty Television Upset Me!,What A Load Of Bankers — Tags: Anthony Franks OBE of The Franks Family, Christian Dwyer, Colin Andrew Brown, JANET, Jim Hackett of none, mr iain musgrove, Paul Nosprout of Nosprouts, Richard McManus —
That’s right folks, it’s time for another slice of general ignorance!
by Christian Dwyer (rejected)I think it is unjust and unfair that we have no choice but to pay a television licence to the BBC but they only produce 4 episodes of the massively popular soap ‘EastEnders’ per week. This is probably the second most popular BBC broadcasting after the news. It is almost unanimous national opinion that there should be a new episode aired on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, where there currently is not.
Unjustified self-entitlement – it’s what Britain does best. (more…)
Posted by Ben @ November 2nd, 2009 8:20 pm. Filed under: Anything I Want Should Be Free,Anything that passes the spellchecker must be what I meant,Can't someone else pay the tax?,Duplicate Petitions,spelin an grammer — Tags: Mr M J de Matas of none —
by Mr M J de Matas of noneFor years now innocent people are getting taken to court and fined for non payment. Hard working families,struggle to buy food t.v should not be classed as a luxury in this day and age it should be available as family entertainment. The beeb should allow advertisments to sustain the industry. I am a supporter of the bbc as the information is balanced and true,but surley now the statistics of those who cant afford one ie court action is a complete waste of taxpayers money and the poorer families are paying more than a millionaire in the long run . If any major positive action can be done to stop our public getting criminalised for struggling during this recession sign here please.
Whether you like it or not, television is a luxury. If you can’t afford it, don’t have it. It really is as simple as that.
Posted by Ben @ October 30th, 2009 1:41 am. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,My Other Car Is Another Car,Unworkable Ideas — Tags: Mr. Richard Lawrence —
by Mr. Richard LawrenceWe request that petrol prices be examined under a new scheme where petrol prices fluctuating due to profiteering and oil barrel hoarding by bankers, will be made impossible. Petrol prices should be capped at a maximum allowable level, so as to insure Petrol does not outstrip inflation, and does not cause misery to millions by rising by another 5 pence in the coming year. £1.10.9 per litre is already unacceptable.
It’s an interesting and certainly very appealing idea, but there’s a huge flaw: What if the price of an oil canister rises to the point where it’s not cost-effective to sell petrol at £1.15 per litre? We reach a situation there when the petrol stations are losing money and it’s just not worth their efforts selling their petrol in the UK. Tell me, Mr Lawrence, how will you fuel your car then?
Posted by Ben @ October 27th, 2009 2:39 am. Filed under: Anything I Want Should Be Free,Can't someone else pay the tax?,I Deserve Free Money!,I'm Keeping The Whole Class Back,It's Just A Little Request...,Lord Knows I Ask Not For Myself,Young, Dumb, And Online — Tags: MISS AMANDA WATERSON —
by MISS AMANDA WATERSONthe goverment want young people to go to work when leaving school the people who cant afford to go to uni or other extra education who want to do the right thing an support themselves get no help as we dont qualify for anything if you are single work full time for minimum wage what can you do you dont qualify for any benefits or council properties to rent unless you wait between 10 and 20 years . the only thing you qualify for is 25%off your council tax its hard to look for further education because if you work full time you are restricted to times and if you finish work at 6 you cant get to collage by 6.30 on public transport so most courses are unavailiable and you have to pay to do them anyway ,so if your struggleing to live on minimum wage how do you pay there needs to be support for people who want to work and help themselves otherwise if they dont know what to do they take the easy way and get others to pay.
Your appalling spelling aside (and I hope one of the classes you’re taking in College is English because, frankly, what the Hell), you do realise you contradict yourself in this petition, right? You say single people don’t qualify for any concessions and then, one run on sentence later, state that they get 25% off of their Council Tax. 25%? That’s almost a quarter!
Posted by Ben @ October 23rd, 2009 9:14 pm. Filed under: Can't someone else pay the tax?,My Other Car Is Another Car,What A Dick,What Have Other People Ever Done For Me? — Tags: S. Ross —
by S. RossCyclists seem to get a free ride. They dont obey road laws, they often pose a danger to motorists. There should be heavy taxation, and harsh penalties just like motorists suffer for the “privilege” of using the road network that motorists currently pay for.
Its time for these free-loaders to pay up.
As a cyclist myself, S., I have to say – them’s fightin’ words. Congratulations for throwing every single cyclist in the country in the same cateogory, by the way. it’s that kind of unfairly sweeping generalization that makes this country great.
