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Spangly A posted:otoh money not taken in tax that sits in a bank account is also destroyed, and it never comes back unless you start having wealth taxes Not really true unless it's being taken offshore. Domestically they just use it to produce asset bubbles though. edit: placeholder for cat picture
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Import taxes are okay in theory but there should probably be some sort of lower limit, because otherwise you end up with absolute pisstakes where you're having to gently caress around with HMRC because you bought a bar of soap from some artisanal hippies in Oregon for $6. There comes a point where the money recouped isn't worth anyone's time or effort.
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Nov 2, 2018 05:49
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I've just realised that with the Lib Dems collapsing the stage is perfectly set for a ~*new centrist party*~
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Nov 2, 2018 06:33
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https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1058120809049477121 https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand/status/1058147811085180928
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Nov 2, 2018 06:38
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46067514 "I swear I'm not vicious and evil, guv, I'm just so incredibly useless I couldn't handle running one of the most important offices in the country" 
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46067514quote:Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd was let down by her own officials, an inquiry into the events leading up to her resignation has concluded. Lmao they officially dropped her in it because she was such a poo poo. I love it.
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Nov 2, 2018 07:35
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loving BBC still blaming the civil servants, she knowingly lied to Parliament about targets that she herself had set
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Nov 2, 2018 08:08
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Gross, Jeremy Hunt's a step down even for a pigfucker
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Nov 2, 2018 08:51
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Ms Adequate posted:Import taxes are okay in theory but there should probably be some sort of lower limit, because otherwise you end up with absolute pisstakes where you're having to gently caress around with HMRC because you bought a bar of soap from some artisanal hippies in Oregon for $6. There comes a point where the money recouped isn't worth anyone's time or effort. Such a good idea they’ve already done it  There is a lower limit applies on the value of the package. £135 for customs duty, and £39 / £15 on gifts / non-gifts for import VAT.
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Nov 2, 2018 09:25
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I think they've stopped checking that unless you use a courier that collects on HMRC's behalf like UPS. I've had things through were they didn't even bother filling out the customs declaration and it came straight through. Or where they did and it's over £15 and it came straight through. I imagine the borders might be a bit busy with other things at the moment. The most ridiculous part when they do collect it is the £8 admin fee on top of the tax owed. So if you import something that's £20 you pay £4 VAT and £8 admin for £12 total, or an effective 60% VAT, whereas if you import something that's £120, you pay £24 VAT + £8 admin for £32 total, or an effective 27% VAT. It's regressive as all poo poo and there should be some way of doing the admin yourself.
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Nov 2, 2018 09:34
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OwlFancier posted:I paid $10 to america for it +$16 shipping and the loving post office want £13 for me to come and get it £8 handling fee is fixed price on any package. That leaves £5 VAT on a $10 item which clearly isn’t right at all. Unless there is an insufficient postage charge too. Your “fee to pay” card should say if there is. After you’ve paid you can reclaim the overpaid tax with a form on the HMRC website. They still post cheques back to you which is quaint. There’s a list of official exchange rates updated monthly you have to use, plus provide the customs declaration from the parcel. And if you’ve got an invoice / receipt to back up the declared value you should put that in too. Cerv fucked around with this message at 10:12 on Nov 2, 2018 |
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Guavanaut posted:there should be some way of doing the admin yourself. If your package isn’t worth the admin fee to you then just don’t bother would be the semi-official advice
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Nov 2, 2018 09:39
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The move now seems to be towards collecting all necessary taxes as the point of departure, which obviously benefits larger structures at present, like ebay and amazon, but they seem to be more diligent about collecting import duties and doing the admin for a far lower cost than they ever were about paying the taxes that they actually owe. Probably because it's the seller who has to do all the work and the buyer who has to pay up, rather than them, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't work.
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Nov 2, 2018 09:44
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https://twitter.com/bbcbreaking/status/1058275123713630208?s=21 Cool.
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Nov 2, 2018 09:45
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I thought they didn't have the resources to investigate hate crimes
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Nov 2, 2018 09:52
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Borrovan posted:I thought they didn't have the resources to investigate hate crimes There's always money https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/15/undercover-police-spies-infiltrated-uk-leftwing-groups-for-decades
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Nov 2, 2018 10:12
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Guavanaut posted:The move now seems to be towards collecting all necessary taxes as the point of departure, which obviously benefits larger structures at present, like ebay and amazon, but they seem to be more diligent about collecting import duties and doing the admin for a far lower cost than they ever were about paying the taxes that they actually owe. I've definitely been spoiled by ebay/amazon/aliexpress allowing me to buy things for sticker price without having to think about import duties. Was very surprised this week when I ordered some ¥5000 widget for my bike from Japan and got a letter saying I needed to cough up an extra £22 if I wanted to actually receive it.
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Nov 2, 2018 10:16
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So we get the news that banks is under some tepid form of investigation, farage is under suspicion from the fbi and that may told the security services to back off from investigating the whole shebang. So... yeah. Probably see a bunch more of this again. I didn't hear the interview so I can't say for sure, but the cop apparently made it clear it was individuals being investigated and not the party but lol like that matters
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Nov 2, 2018 10:23
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WhatEvil posted:There's always money
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Nov 2, 2018 10:28
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So in the same week that criminal investigations are launched against Banks and Farage, The police take a sudden interest in a report they received from LBC? yeah totally legit
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Nov 2, 2018 10:35
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Borrovan posted:I'll have you know there was also a total of 3 right-wing groups in the list of 126 groups infiltrated by police that the Graun published, and a handful more that aren't explicitly leftist, how dare you accuse are brave boys in blue of selective enforcement of the law Oh sorry, my mistake. I've been thinking something about why the gov hasn't gone full fash (e.g. locking up Corbyn) or full kelptocrat like in the US - because of the upper classes in this country. These Tory shits at the top do things for two reasons as far as I can see it: to get cash, and to get reputation/reknown. If they go proper fash then they'll get snubbed at dinner parties - just like the Mail owner's wife and that whole thing.
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Nov 2, 2018 10:38
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Julio Cruz posted:Sounds much more like import duty than any sort of delivery charge, unless the senders wrapped it in lead to protect it for the journey. Yes as far as I know that is a Customs Charge not the PO. I had the same happen when a nice company in the US sent me a free DVD of software (nearly 1GB) which I had been unable to download over the net because of my lovely connection and my dear old Pa had to pay £20 customs to pick it up for me as I was away when it arrived. https://twitter.com/melaniekmelvin/status/1058275108798808064 https://twitter.com/theousherwood/status/1058279516538310656 Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 10:47 on Nov 2, 2018 |
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Nov 2, 2018 10:40
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Lord of the Llamas posted:
It's been 7 hours already I'm not going to wait around forever
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Nov 2, 2018 10:50
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You can have this instead 13 years old this spring.
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Nov 2, 2018 10:54
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Renaissance Robot posted:It is, but what do you do with the old blades? Can't throw them away anywhere anymore, and not everyone has a sharps bin at work. They can be recycled, they're just stainless steel. I just store the old blades in the containers they come in.
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Nov 2, 2018 11:30
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Finance in american politics is so completely hosed that $50m has been spent on a contest for California Superintendent of Public Institution. Pretty sure thats more than was spent on the 2017 general election lol
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Nov 2, 2018 11:35
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Jose posted:Finance in american politics is so completely hosed that $50m has been spent on a contest for California Superintendent of Public Institution. Pretty sure thats more than was spent on the 2017 general election lol By quite a large amount, yeah - don't have the figures to hand but I think it was about £12m. The EU ref was £14m.
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Nov 2, 2018 11:36
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That role gets to privatise education so of course rich people are pumping money in
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Nov 2, 2018 11:38
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I can’t imagine the hell that would be our politics if there were no spending limits.
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Nov 2, 2018 11:40
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Jose posted:Finance in american politics is so completely hosed that $50m has been spent on a contest for California Superintendent of Public Institution. Pretty sure thats more than was spent on the 2017 general election lol Guessing on side is a religious arsehole?
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Nov 2, 2018 11:44
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Fans posted:I can’t imagine the hell that would be our politics if there were no spending limits. A-loving-men, it doesn't bear thinking about.
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notaspy posted:Guessing on side is a religious arsehole? This post explains it https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3872746&pagenumber=4&perpage=40#post489438477
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Nov 2, 2018 11:46
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Nov 2, 2018 11:48
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Jose posted:That role gets to privatise education so of course rich people are pumping money in Suddenly I have this crazy idea that the government should raise funds by Fyre Festivaling rich lobbyists You thought you were buying your way into the halls of power, but surprise! We're taking your money and spending it on public works. Here's a stale sandwich and some booze. Be thankful we didn't also maroon you on a desert island.
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Nov 2, 2018 11:51
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In the age of the internet it should be possible to have a live update of how much each candidate has spent playing all day inside the polling station.
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Nov 2, 2018 11:53
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Its truly impressive just how permanently terrible the new york times has always been https://twitter.com/rosenbergerlm/status/1058024976840835072
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