The US Fiscal Cliff Explained !
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I've seen the first part before, but the second part is ace! :lol:
Or taking the usual political approach, invade a neighbouring house with no s**t and plenty of heating oil...pvr said:On point 2, you should just move
Heard somewhere that Clinton was the last president to balance the books, outsourcing to China and India in the name of profit must be a huge contributor to these figures.
Think how much extra revenue there would be if Apple manufactured all their products in the USA, instead Apples profitability is astounding and the result of people's greed.
Think how much extra revenue there would be if Apple manufactured all their products in the USA, instead Apples profitability is astounding and the result of people's greed.
That one is a "National treasure"
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Isn't that their current drive to bring production back to the US? My view on the whole outsourcing thing is that it most likely is a contributing cause of the current economic crisis. We have been pumping money into China / Philippines / India to raise their economic status whilst bringing our own down.
Russia has the right idea. A flat rate of tax that's reasonable. People are now paying again and it's making a difference. UKIP has this policy. Shame it's UKIP really...
No question that our taxation system is complicated, but whatever system you have there will always be people paid large sums of money to know how to avoid paying it.
I don't believe for a second that Starbucks and Amazon are not hugely profitable, yet pay little or no tax because they can shift costs about
I don't believe for a second that Starbucks and Amazon are not hugely profitable, yet pay little or no tax because they can shift costs about
Russia levies 13%
I think it might be worth trying the flat rate option.
I think it might be worth trying the flat rate option.
That was certainly an attractive thought when I was offered a role in Moscow.
I've never understood why I should have to pay 40% on the majority of my earnings. We have a public sector we cannot afford which has become far more than a safety net. It isn't right to expect people who work very hard to work for the government for 2.5 days a week (which with NI is effectively what you are doing).
I've never understood why I should have to pay 40% on the majority of my earnings. We have a public sector we cannot afford which has become far more than a safety net. It isn't right to expect people who work very hard to work for the government for 2.5 days a week (which with NI is effectively what you are doing).
