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Old Mar 12th 2008, 4:14 pm
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The Labour solution to every problem... TAX IT!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200803...n-fa6b408.html
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Old Mar 12th 2008, 4:17 pm
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So are people buying booze by the truckload?
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Old Mar 12th 2008, 4:20 pm
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
So are people buying booze by the truckload?

Yes....and drinking it by the truckload and then puking it up by the truckload......
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Old Mar 12th 2008, 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
Yes....and drinking it by the truckload and then puking it up by the truckload......
Then they should be taxing TRUCKS.
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
So are people buying booze by the truckload?
Yeah, usually from Carrefour in Calais
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Default Re: Another nail in Britain's coffin...

Originally Posted by Roland Hulme
The Labour solution to every problem... TAX IT!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200803...n-fa6b408.html
I thought you are supporting Obama, his taxation plans make this look tame
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Default Re: Another nail in Britain's coffin...

Originally Posted by Roland Hulme
Then they should be taxing TRUCKS.
Good thinking........... err aren't trucks already taxed
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Default Re: Another nail in Britain's coffin...

So do people in the UK support this or do you just kinda get it ramed down your throat ?
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
I thought you are supporting Obama, his taxation plans make this look tame
It was actually making me think about that!!!
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At least the pensioners are getting an extra £50 Winter Fuel Allowance (AKA bingo money )
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Originally Posted by Roland Hulme
The Labour solution to every problem... TAX IT!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200803...n-fa6b408.html
Not really an opinion, but most problems require some sort of financial input to fix; therefore you need money to fix them, so where should that investment come from?
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Originally Posted by neil
Not really an opinion, but most problems require some sort of financial input to fix; therefore you need money to fix them, so where should that investment come from?
Enormous foreign loans from sketchy sources, a la Monsieur le Bush.

Then you can pay for the problems AND offer tax breaks for the super rich!

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Originally Posted by Roland Hulme
Enormous foriegn loans from sketchy sources, a la Monsieur le Bush.

Then you can pay for the problems AND offer tax breaks for the super rich!
I'd vote for you (if you paid me to).
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Originally Posted by neil
I'd vote for you (if you paid me to).
Excellent! I mean, reckless borrowing has never hurt anybody before, has it?
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Originally Posted by Michaelmike5556
So do people in the UK support this or do you just kinda get it ramed down your throat ?
They mostly support it because it means less extra duty on fuel...
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