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EU Plans to Tax Internet Sales
Arctic Fox writes: "In a bid to help European online sales, the EU is planning to tax online transactions. The article on Yahoo, says that the taxes will apply only to products downloaded from the internet, such as software,videos and music. They may elect to tax physical items (books, hardware,etc) at a later date. American companies will be forced to charge European customers the appropriate VAT in their home country. No details on how this will be enforced."
Why would I want to pay a tax to subsidise healthcare for someone else's lazy ass? If people deserve universal healthcare, wouldn't they deserve clothing...and food, and all of the other comforts in life? How about a 100% tax?
Let's make it really simple for the socialists out there. The state should raise everyone from childhood, therefore no one will have to be responsible for their actions and we can all live in a happy orgy-porgy goodness.
Funny how Ingsoc is coming to fruition in London, with all of the spycams and anti "crimethink" counter measures.
Um, excuse me? Are you saying that I am responsible for all the poor, drunken-off-their-asses, crack-snorting, pot-smoking scum in this country that can't get a job because of the situation that they have gotten themselves into despite the fact that I have worked my ass off to get out of the freaking gutter I started in and keep a decent job that can buy me some health insurance? Or the lunatics that hook up and have 20 kids, never knowing when to stop, sending themselves spiraling into disarray? The only sympathy I have for anyone that can't get health insurance is for the veterans that got screwed over one way or another. Even then most of them can visit a VA hospital, despite some of the poor facilities. They most definitely deserve better treatment over any of the other scum out there. I have no sympathy for any of those people. I swear I gag and choke whenever it comes to thinking about how much money is sucked from the hard working American and given to some low life on Medicaid that'll just go run out and grab some heroin to shoot up with after treatment or get shot a day later because of their stupidity.
We are not communists, Americans should not be required to pay for other people's health insurance. We can help others out if we so choose, and I certainly don't mind helping out people that are trying to get out of their bad conditions, but I don't wanna drop a penny on any poor sap that is fixed on feeling sorry for themselves and looking for a handout.
I'd like to see all the US internet-based companies collude and refuse to sell goods to Europeans. Let them get all the way through the ordering process, and then tell them, "Sorry, before this transaction can be completed, you need to get your representatives to repeal this ridiculous VAT."
This is the same type of action I'd like to see the car manufacturers take against California's ridiculous proposal to regulate CO2 emissions. You can bet Californians would become very pissed at their state representatives very fast if they were unable to purchase new cars or register out-of-state cars in CA. "Sorry, you're in CA: you can't buy any of our cars because your state's emissions regulations are too stringent. Try again in late November."
I would have a huge laugh if either happened. =)
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