Here, not so much. If you include vat and all other forms of taxes, we're on a 79% tax rate of our income. Raising more taxes will trigger all sorts of benefits for the people that the net gain is practically zero.
Rules be nice, but no way that the governments are going to lose that big fat cash cow of speeding tickets, so this system will be there, but won't be enforced. The moment they do, the government loses so much money that the ruling will be overturned almost immediately.
Here in The Netherlands, the pedestrian zones and residential zones are the only zones which are NOT controlled for speeding etc. Only the highway and outside-city roads are controlled. So that doesn't solve your issue.
This only covers income taxes. What they don't take into account are the municipality taxes, the taxes on drinking water, plumbing, waste. You have to subtract them as well from your net income. When the dust settles, everything you buy has a 9% or 21% vat, which is also a form of taxes. So, if you add up all those extra taxes, you'll be hitting the >78% easily, and in some cases more.
Sorry this is in Dutch, but this is a list of taxes on top of the income taxes (nr 2 is income tax).
1. Motorrijtuigenbelasting.
2. Inkomstenbelasting.
3. Grondwaterbelasting.
4. Hondenbelasting.
5. Precariorechten.
6. Onroerend goed belasting.
7. Extra op schuimwijn
8. Vennootschapsbelasting.
9. Vaarbelasting.
10. Toeristenbelasting.
11. Vermogensbelasting
12. Overdrachtsbelasting.
13. Milieubelasting
14. Kansspelbelasting
15. Dividendbelasting
16. Extra op frisdrank
17. Premie volksverzekering.
18. Omzetbelasting.
19. Assurantiebelasting.
20. Belasting personenauto BPM.
21. Extra op vruchtendrank
22. Suiker accijns
23. Brandstof accijns
24. Successierechten
25. Alcoholaccijns
26. Bier accijns
27. Accijns op minerale olien.
28. Kapitaal belasting
29. Verontreinigingsheffing oppervlaktewateren
30. Waterkeringsomslag.
31. Waterbeheersingsomslag
32. Ingezetenenomslag
33. Waterschapbelastingen
34. Rioolrecht.
35. Reinigingsrecht.
36. Afvalstoffenheffing.
37. Marktgeld.
38. Leges
39. Bouwgrondbelasting.
40. Havengelden.
41. Begrafenisrechten.
42. Extra op limonadesiroop
43. Parkeerbelasting.
44. Forensbelasting.
45. Baatbelasting.
46. Energiebelasting.
47. Belasting op leidingwater.
48. Schenkingsrecht.
49. Huurbelasting.
50. Verhuurdersheffing.
51. Bouwleges
52. Windmolentoeslag
53. Verkeersboetes
54. Bp procedurekosten
55. Vooroverlegkosten gemeente
56. Recreatie toeslag
57. Schoolgeld
58. Netbelasting
59. Opritbelasting bij de dijken (bestaat al in rivierengebied)
60. Verpakkingsbelasting
61. Energiebelasting
62. Extra op mineraalwater
63. Zorgverzekering
64. Precariobelasting
65. Erfpacht
66. EU naheffing
67. Tabaksaccijns
68. Reclamebelasting
69. Extra op vruchtensap
70. Straatparkeren
71. Erfbelasting
72. Internetbelasting (binnenkort ?)
73. Heffing op zonnepanelen
74. Luchthavenbelasting
75. Asielzoekersbelasting (binnenkort ?)
76. Bijdrage tbv basisinkomen (binnenkort ?)
77. tol westerscheldetunnel
[quote]They rely on public safety nets to help them in sickness, unemployment or old age. But they resist efforts of governments to impose taxes to pay the bills.[/quote]
In my country (The Netherlands), the effective tax pressure is around 78% (meaning for every euro I make, I make 0,22 cents for myself and the rest gets taken by the government). More taxes will force people into the black economy or crime (you get more money by robbing people since the law enforcement is suffering under austerity measures, so there's a 1,8% chance of getting caught).
It's not the reluctance for paying for services like healthcare etc, but the government is spending more and more on things which have nothing to do with those like immigration (costing 32k an immigrant per year on benefits alone; we take in 100k a year). But also the goverenment imposing tax relief on multinational etc, also nothing to do with services.
They could also have done nothing. Sometimes it's just a time to be grateful; not every action by $bigcorp deserves a sour face...
At least them Wiki folks can keep their servers humming along a bit longer, which is a good thing(tm).
To me, autonomous flying is a lot easier than driving. You have no pedestrians, traffic lights and signs, lines on the road indicating A, B and C. In the air you only have to monitor the ground (static) and other objects in the air, which are a magnitude less in numbers than on the road. So this might be a lot more viable than autonomous driving.
There is this nasty law in place, which prevents people to help even if they can. When someone gets injured and you decide to help by applying EHBO (emergency first aid) or any other specific action, the law makes you responsible for that person's wel being. If that person dies or gets traumatized severely, you can (and will) be sued into oblivion and the Dutch law requires that that is done by the department of justice. This does not apply to healthcare workers.
So yes, I want to help people, but I'm not running the risk of losing my life (getting sued means, no job, criminal record etc).
so, it's 28 euro's for a BB, or 45 euro's for an iphone. Dataplans are 10euro's per mb if you travel outside the EU. Nice if your sales rep emails you the latest presentation of 10mb.
SRS, TruBass, OLED display, ogg etc...I have it all on my mp3 player. Bought it 2 months ago. You sure this is news? Mine is on the market pretty long if you'd asked me (at least in NL that is...)
btw, it's a Korean IOPS. Sold in Scandinavia and the US under the name of "Jens of Sweden".
Kenneth Brown is president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution and director of its technology research programs. He is the author of numerous research papers and popular articles on technology issues, including the 2002 report, "Opening the open-source debate," one of the first papers to raise serious questions about the security of open- and hybrid-source computer software, a point recently raised by the president of Symantec Corporation. He is reportedly "not the sharpest knife in the drawer," but nevertheless is able to converse with many intelligent people, and is accepted at fine restaurants and hotels around the world.
The last sentence is worth a million! What an incredible moron...
what Dell's next step would be. I heard they have an exclusive contract with Intel till 2006 (correct me if I'm wrong), but they can't ignore the fact that AMD is rocking the CPU market now.
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Here, not so much. If you include vat and all other forms of taxes, we're on a 79% tax rate of our income. Raising more taxes will trigger all sorts of benefits for the people that the net gain is practically zero.
Rules be nice, but no way that the governments are going to lose that big fat cash cow of speeding tickets, so this system will be there, but won't be enforced. The moment they do, the government loses so much money that the ruling will be overturned almost immediately.
Here in The Netherlands, the pedestrian zones and residential zones are the only zones which are NOT controlled for speeding etc. Only the highway and outside-city roads are controlled. So that doesn't solve your issue.
Probably a lot of older software getting a revamp or needs things changed now and some poor sod got the job "add X to our current system".
This only covers income taxes. What they don't take into account are the municipality taxes, the taxes on drinking water, plumbing, waste. You have to subtract them as well from your net income. When the dust settles, everything you buy has a 9% or 21% vat, which is also a form of taxes. So, if you add up all those extra taxes, you'll be hitting the >78% easily, and in some cases more. Sorry this is in Dutch, but this is a list of taxes on top of the income taxes (nr 2 is income tax). 1. Motorrijtuigenbelasting. 2. Inkomstenbelasting. 3. Grondwaterbelasting. 4. Hondenbelasting. 5. Precariorechten. 6. Onroerend goed belasting. 7. Extra op schuimwijn 8. Vennootschapsbelasting. 9. Vaarbelasting. 10. Toeristenbelasting. 11. Vermogensbelasting 12. Overdrachtsbelasting. 13. Milieubelasting 14. Kansspelbelasting 15. Dividendbelasting 16. Extra op frisdrank 17. Premie volksverzekering. 18. Omzetbelasting. 19. Assurantiebelasting. 20. Belasting personenauto BPM. 21. Extra op vruchtendrank 22. Suiker accijns 23. Brandstof accijns 24. Successierechten 25. Alcoholaccijns 26. Bier accijns 27. Accijns op minerale olien. 28. Kapitaal belasting 29. Verontreinigingsheffing oppervlaktewateren 30. Waterkeringsomslag. 31. Waterbeheersingsomslag 32. Ingezetenenomslag 33. Waterschapbelastingen 34. Rioolrecht. 35. Reinigingsrecht. 36. Afvalstoffenheffing. 37. Marktgeld. 38. Leges 39. Bouwgrondbelasting. 40. Havengelden. 41. Begrafenisrechten. 42. Extra op limonadesiroop 43. Parkeerbelasting. 44. Forensbelasting. 45. Baatbelasting. 46. Energiebelasting. 47. Belasting op leidingwater. 48. Schenkingsrecht. 49. Huurbelasting. 50. Verhuurdersheffing. 51. Bouwleges 52. Windmolentoeslag 53. Verkeersboetes 54. Bp procedurekosten 55. Vooroverlegkosten gemeente 56. Recreatie toeslag 57. Schoolgeld 58. Netbelasting 59. Opritbelasting bij de dijken (bestaat al in rivierengebied) 60. Verpakkingsbelasting 61. Energiebelasting 62. Extra op mineraalwater 63. Zorgverzekering 64. Precariobelasting 65. Erfpacht 66. EU naheffing 67. Tabaksaccijns 68. Reclamebelasting 69. Extra op vruchtensap 70. Straatparkeren 71. Erfbelasting 72. Internetbelasting (binnenkort ?) 73. Heffing op zonnepanelen 74. Luchthavenbelasting 75. Asielzoekersbelasting (binnenkort ?) 76. Bijdrage tbv basisinkomen (binnenkort ?) 77. tol westerscheldetunnel
[quote]They rely on public safety nets to help them in sickness, unemployment or old age. But they resist efforts of governments to impose taxes to pay the bills.[/quote] In my country (The Netherlands), the effective tax pressure is around 78% (meaning for every euro I make, I make 0,22 cents for myself and the rest gets taken by the government). More taxes will force people into the black economy or crime (you get more money by robbing people since the law enforcement is suffering under austerity measures, so there's a 1,8% chance of getting caught). It's not the reluctance for paying for services like healthcare etc, but the government is spending more and more on things which have nothing to do with those like immigration (costing 32k an immigrant per year on benefits alone; we take in 100k a year). But also the goverenment imposing tax relief on multinational etc, also nothing to do with services.
They could also have done nothing. Sometimes it's just a time to be grateful; not every action by $bigcorp deserves a sour face... At least them Wiki folks can keep their servers humming along a bit longer, which is a good thing(tm).
To me, autonomous flying is a lot easier than driving. You have no pedestrians, traffic lights and signs, lines on the road indicating A, B and C. In the air you only have to monitor the ground (static) and other objects in the air, which are a magnitude less in numbers than on the road. So this might be a lot more viable than autonomous driving.
Here in The Netherlands we have a (for our nation) pretty big platform called Dumpert (www.dumpert.nl).
I get furious when a paid-for piece of software thinks I'm not allowed to use it. So I consider that broken bij design.
Duncan MacLeod might disagree on this one ;-)
Given your explanation, who is the competitor filling the gap? Vimeo?
Dumpert? http://www.dumpert.nl/ Sure it's Dutch oriented for now, but who knows...
There is this nasty law in place, which prevents people to help even if they can. When someone gets injured and you decide to help by applying EHBO (emergency first aid) or any other specific action, the law makes you responsible for that person's wel being. If that person dies or gets traumatized severely, you can (and will) be sued into oblivion and the Dutch law requires that that is done by the department of justice. This does not apply to healthcare workers. So yes, I want to help people, but I'm not running the risk of losing my life (getting sued means, no job, criminal record etc).
So, if I'm a Chinese post-doc temporarily involved in a UNI in say...The Netherlands. Would that be okay?
so, it's 28 euro's for a BB, or 45 euro's for an iphone. Dataplans are 10euro's per mb if you travel outside the EU. Nice if your sales rep emails you the latest presentation of 10mb.
SRS, TruBass, OLED display, ogg etc...I have it all on my mp3 player. Bought it 2 months ago. You sure this is news? Mine is on the market pretty long if you'd asked me (at least in NL that is...) btw, it's a Korean IOPS. Sold in Scandinavia and the US under the name of "Jens of Sweden".
Kenneth Brown is president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution and director of its technology research programs. He is the author of numerous research papers and popular articles on technology issues, including the 2002 report, "Opening the open-source debate," one of the first papers to raise serious questions about the security of open- and hybrid-source computer software, a point recently raised by the president of Symantec Corporation. He is reportedly "not the sharpest knife in the drawer," but nevertheless is able to converse with many intelligent people, and is accepted at fine restaurants and hotels around the world. The last sentence is worth a million! What an incredible moron...
http://news.com.com/2100-1001_3-202143.html Maybe I should have written it in past sense...?
I know M$ is putting a lot of money in Apple. Maybe same same way of working now ;) Ah well...
what Dell's next step would be. I heard they have an exclusive contract with Intel till 2006 (correct me if I'm wrong), but they can't ignore the fact that AMD is rocking the CPU market now.