ON THE NEWS IN ENGLAND TODAY :
Tories propose banning plasma TV screens ( but of course, for a "small" fee, you will be allowed to have in the house as many plasma TVs as you wish ) -- just like "LET'S KEEP LONDON FREE OF CONGESTION, POLLUTION but, for a "small" DAILY fee you can pollute London as much s you like and take into London as many cars as you like... Isn't easy money making wonderful !!!!?????????
Please, please, comment !!!
2007-09-09 02:05:03 · 10 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Sorry guys, I should have included a link in my question so here it is in glorious light blue colour
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070909/tuk-tories-propose-banning-plasma-screen-dba1618_1.html
2007-09-09 02:41:52 · update #1
"little nell" -- that is how stealth taxes start... a rumour.... then a few articles in the press.... then House of Commons and Lords in papers of different colours (green, white). and suddenly congestion in London is reduced by a staggering TWO percent and the coffers of the Government increased by billions and billions of Pounds and the rest of us with the burden of paying £10 daily for the benefit to drive to work. Public transport has improved, though. Public bus rides increased from 50p to £2.00 even for a hundred yard ride.
2007-09-09 03:12:03 · update #2
Where the source for this?
2007-09-09 02:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have read the link to Channel 4 new but cannot see where a proposed tax on plasma tv is mentioned. Anyway this is all being put forward by a party not in power and not likely to be in power in the foreseeable future.
2007-09-09 02:29:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If this is true, then it is about time the British people got some guts and stood up for themselves by refusing to pay the tax, if they get fined say in court that you would rather go to prison than pay a fine for having a Plasma t.v, they can't put everyone into prison.
This is what I shall do if this law ever comes into force.
2007-09-09 02:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by st.abbs 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Throw a tea party.
It worked for us. Of course, that was over 200 years ago. Now we're taxed out of our eyeballs too.
What ever happened to good ole civil disobedience? Oh right, I forgot. The world is made up of sheep who like being told what to do and how to live. And the rest of us apparently just have to deal with it.
2007-09-09 02:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by pr0ph3t1cl1v1ty 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Robbery and a loss of Freedom.
Your Tories sound just like Our Democrats.
2007-09-09 02:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by wolf 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lateral thinking: Are you using any sort of thinking at all?
This is a Conservative Party proposal.
The government are the Labour Party.
Understand? You can blame the government for lots of nonsense, but not this one.
2007-09-09 04:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Sceptic 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Allow a toddler to drop a quaver on the floor get a £75 pound fine.
2007-09-09 02:10:02 · answer #7 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh my..i can see it now....the great unwaged of this country are going to be complaining of bad eyesight now because they're being forced to watch daytime tv on a small screen...
2007-09-09 02:15:12 · answer #8 · answered by glitter 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The link here, they'll be taxing us for breathing next
2007-09-09 02:22:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, Its another stealth tax, We already pay enough tax in this country.
2007-09-09 02:10:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋