'Would love to see a movie that was very true to the book... as a "civilian" (non-citizen) are only allowed to have 1 child.'... I don't remember that and I've just grepped through the text and can't find it. Anyone tell me where it is? OTOH I do remember Johnny talking about a class-vote that decided that every child should have their own room and I can't find that either.
I sometimes wonder if there is more than one version of this book. Samuel Delany is reported have read a passage in the book in which Johnny looks into a mirror and sees his own chocolate brown face; my version doesn't have that but does say that Johnny's family spoke tagalog at home.
sorry, I didn't realise the reference would be removed. It's www.bbc.co.uk slash programmes slash b06ygl19.
Search for inurl:bbc "The Town That Took on the Taxman"
... A few years ago an entrepreneur started a fiscal consultancy firm to advise smaller companies on how to avoid paying tax on profits, and to do the legal and bureaucratic legwork for them for a reasonable fee. It didn't take long for the tax office, the finance minister, and the public prosecutor to catch on, and they went after him with a vengeance....
Evidence/References please? I don't doubt you, I want to learn more.
FYI, there is a UK-tv programme coming up Wed 20th Jan 2016 on a similar subject, I haven't seen it yet so I don't know the details. ref is
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Not my idea, and I can't find the original, but I like the suggestion of feeding gulls from a car with a ghetto blaster going at full volume.
'Would love to see a movie that was very true to the book ... as a "civilian" (non-citizen) are only allowed to have 1 child.' ... I don't remember that and I've just grepped through the text and can't find it. Anyone tell me where it is? OTOH I do remember Johnny talking about a class-vote that decided that every child should have their own room and I can't find that either.
I sometimes wonder if there is more than one version of this book. Samuel Delany is reported have read a passage in the book in which Johnny looks into a mirror and sees his own chocolate brown face; my version doesn't have that but does say that Johnny's family spoke tagalog at home.
- Domestic Violence help-line (it would make me feel safer)
- Drug abuse help-line (it would make me feel my job was safer)
sorry, I didn't realise the reference would be removed. It's www.bbc.co.uk slash programmes slash b06ygl19. Search for inurl:bbc "The Town That Took on the Taxman"
... A few years ago an entrepreneur started a fiscal consultancy firm to advise smaller companies on how to avoid paying tax on profits, and to do the legal and bureaucratic legwork for them for a reasonable fee. It didn't take long for the tax office, the finance minister, and the public prosecutor to catch on, and they went after him with a vengeance. ...
Evidence/References please? I don't doubt you, I want to learn more. FYI, there is a UK-tv programme coming up Wed 20th Jan 2016 on a similar subject, I haven't seen it yet so I don't know the details. ref is