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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Right now the electric bill is winning. Creeping toward 1/4 of my monthly income. Sigh...
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Do you have any taxes on electricity in Florida, GP?
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Taxes on Utility bills In the UK we do have this evil tax of VAT .............
----------------------------------------Value Added Tax . Value To Whom I Wanna Know? Phone, Water, Gas & Electric al have this tacked on  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Back to the Computers. I remember this little Warning sign at the door Trying to recall the exact words Das room is fullfilled mit special electronische equipment. Fingergrabbing and pressing the knoeppkes from the computers is allowed for die experts only! All the "lefthandersringschussel" stay away and ist nicht disturben the brainstorming herren von here working intelligences. Otherwise you will be outthrown and kicked anderswhere! ACHTUNG! ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS! DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÃR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN. IST NICHT FÃR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÃNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS. ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. The Pigeon German is due to the perception in the 50's of the eccentric Germanic Scientist always blond haired with spectacles dressed in white coat with an attractive young lady assistant  ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by densnaps at Jun 4, 2011 7:39:19 AM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
We have taxes on EVERYTHING! Plus fuel surcharges and anything else they can sneak in the way of fees. Sigh...
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
As far as I remember Rhode Island had no tax (VAT) on food, medicine,
clothes at less than $250 per item (or something like that) and energy for heating. Some of the most fair VAT I have ever met. @ Wishbone: I also wondered all the time what the "Value Added" was. It is a marxist concept, isn't it? |
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Its less understandable than the tax that came into force in the dark days of 1696, in the reign of William III a form of taxation known as the “Window Tax” and would last until 1851.
----------------------------------------houses with more than six windows you paid up Evidence of Tax avoidance is still to be seen with bricked up windows on some older houses  "King Billy" as he was affectionately known wasn't English BTW came from some low country Willem III van Oranje (did he invent oranjeboom ? if so he's an aright guy)  "Reap what you sow", as they say see how dark it is in this painting....... all due to him forcing the blocking up of windows  The poor guy was in fact poverty stricken at this time.See how he is having to do his own household chores.The artist has caught him with his sweeping brush & a red duster that matches his cloak. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Sounds like the closet tax that resulted in armoires until folks over here realized they could expand from little boxy cupboards to walk in jobs the size of 3rd world houses!
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densnaps
Ace Cruncher Sunny Lancaster Windmill capital of England Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 4205 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Have spent some time today with screw driver and blind faith
----------------------------------------up some steps changing light fittings In particular one in the room that houses my crunchers it now has a ceiling fan(from my come in handy stock in the garage ) and the ambient temp is much reduced moving the air around instead of the machines just cooking it . Murphy's law of course came into play as today is much cooler so not truly sure of the effect didnt do before and after checks The blind faith bit is 'cause I cant really see what I'm doing up the ladder holding the fitting with one hand turning /locating the screws with the other |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Know that feeling. Only I'm not playing with 220 so it only knocks me off the ladder if I guess wrong.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
No smoke in the air this morning. A blessing on a day when the temps will be soaring over the century mark. 40C + for you lot "over there"!
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