Secret Labour tax on having a patio: Millions

[chemical-licker]

Secret Labour tax on having a patio: Millions of homes assessed for charge which hammers middle classes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0MLzzfcRN

Shocking new details of a stealth tax of up to £600 for householders with views of any kind, patios, conservatories and even a nearby bus stop are revealed for the first time today.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show millions of homes have already been secretly assessed by Labour in preparation for council tax hikes expected to target the middle class after the Election.

I remember years ago People's house's (not sure what year) bricked up their windows because you had to pay tax on each window.

This is a sure sign we are heading back to dark times

Reading this wont come in after the election allmost suggests they sdont want to be in power, so whats their game?

[acidhead]

All western nations are beginning to get taxed to death while the economy is in poor shape and inflation is expected to sky rocket.

[stevewinn]

Secret Labour tax on having a patio: Millions of homes assessed for charge which hammers middle classes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0MLzzfcRN

Shocking new details of a stealth tax of up to £600 for householders with views of any kind, patios, conservatories and even a nearby bus stop are revealed for the first time today.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show millions of homes have already been secretly assessed by Labour in preparation for council tax hikes expected to target the middle class after the Election.

I remember years ago People's house's (not sure what year) bricked up their windows because you had to pay tax on each window.

This is a sure sign we are heading back to dark times

Reading this wont come in after the election allmost suggests they sdont want to be in power, so whats their game?

I'll tell ya what their game is a scorched earth policy. while labour are in full retreat they are making sure that nothing is left for the Tories. leaving the Tories with all the unpopular decision making. they do this hoping that after the high taxes, service cuts etc... people will vote labour 4 years later and bring them back into government. b*******.

We've all heard the saying, they'll be taxing the air we breathe next. well no self-respecting government would do that. so they've done the next best thing. tax Carbon. I've said to much.

Edited July 26, 2009 by stevewinn

[itsnotoutthere]

You hit the nail on the head, They really don't want to be in power next, because whoever is has got some really unpopular steps to take to get us back to where we were before this failed excuse for a government cocked it all up.

[GreyWeather]

You hit the nail on the head, They really don't want to be in power next, because whoever is has got some really unpopular steps to take to get us back to where we were before this failed excuse for a government cocked it all up.

I'd rather be hated for fixing something. Than be hated for carrying on an inane gov't.

Whoever does take power next - and if it's Liebor I'm gonna go live in Canada. Will probably be hated for their new laws - and I really hope liebors laws are retracted and dismissed - but, if they lead the way to fixing our economy. Then it's a hate they should like.

[keithisco]

There has been a Terraza tax in Spain for decades! It is seen as a living area (which, considering the temperatures here at the moment is true) but a Terrace tax in soggy UK? This is plain crazy

Hows about relaxing taxation to put more money into the economy, let people spend it as they want, and then get a clear picture of peoples priorities....

How about getting a real say in government, and how OUR (well actually "your") money is spent. I left UK because there was so much money being spent on things that I didnt agree with, but never had the opportunity to get a say on.

What is SO WRONG in giving the people a "voice" on such matters??? I just dont get it

[acidhead]

The first scheme, in America was to print and borrow more money but that, obviously, isn't working because other countries are now looking

for a more stable and stronger currency ... so the next scheme is to tax the people to death.

Taxes for this taxes for that...

But rob a country blind and you will get an award for it or the Federal government will appoint you United States Treasury Secretary.

Just look at Henry 'the Don' Paulson and Timothy Geithner.

[keithisco]

The first scheme, in America was to print and borrow more money but that, obviously, isn't working because other countries are now looking

for a more stable and stronger currency ... so the next scheme is to tax the people to death.

Taxes for this taxes for that...

But rob a country blind and you will get an award for it or the Federal government will appoint you United States Treasury Secretary.

Just look at Henry 'the Don' Paulson and Timothy Geithner.

Sorry, dont know the people you mention, and, apart from Germany, there are no Federal Govts in Europe or the rest of the world. Your post s are welcome of course but please remember that most of us have no idea who these people are. Just explain a bit more please.

[Michelle]

And, please note that a Canadian brought the US into this discussion and not someone from the US...which usually happens.

[acidhead]

Sorry, dont know the people you mention, and, apart from Germany, there are no Federal Govts in Europe or the rest of the world. Your post s are welcome of course but please remember that most of us have no idea who these people are. Just explain a bit more please.

Let's start from the beginning...

Do you know what the Federal Reserve is?

[keithisco]

Let's start from the beginning...

Do you know what the Federal Reserve is?

Without being facetious, you might remind yourself that there is a world outside of the USA (or the NAU) and my simple request to explain WHO these people are is no more than a request. Why do you assume that "foreigners" would have an intimate knowledge of the pettier side of USA Politics?

Edited July 27, 2009 by keithisco

[acidhead]

Without being facetious, you might remind yourself that there is a world outside of the USA (or the NAU) and my simple request to explain WHO these people are is no more than a request. Why do you assume that "foreigners" would have an intimate knowledge of the pettier side of USA Politics?

I live in Canada... many who I talk to, personally, do not know USA politics or economics.

You are not alone.

Its important to understand the who's what's and why's of American politics because the NY stock exchange is the largest on the planet

and it has a direct influence on what happens every where.... even in Madrid, Spain.

[atom286]

Secret Labour tax on having a patio: Millions of homes assessed for charge which hammers middle classes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0MLzzfcRN

Shocking new details of a stealth tax of up to £600 for householders with views of any kind, patios, conservatories and even a nearby bus stop are revealed for the first time today.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show millions of homes have already been secretly assessed by Labour in preparation for council tax hikes expected to target the middle class after the Election.

I remember years ago People's house's (not sure what year) bricked up their windows because you had to pay tax on each window.

This is a sure sign we are heading back to dark times

Reading this wont come in after the election allmost suggests they sdont want to be in power, so whats their game?

Do you know that Churchs do not pay council tax and you can register your home as a church if you wish.

[keithisco]

I live in Canada... many who I talk to, personally, do not know USA politics or economics.

You are not alone.

Its important to understand the who's what's and why's of American politics because the NY stock exchange is the largest on the planet

and it has a direct influence on what happens every where.... even in Madrid, Spain.

Agreed (in Terms of Market Capitalisation) I would just like to know who these people are without having to Google them. OK, I am lazy

[keithisco]

Do you know that Churchs do not pay council tax and you can register your home as a church if you wish.

Only if you meet specific criteria - like being some wacko religious fanatic cult, or an established church..... Hmmmm perhaps I can get away from paying my "comunidad" in Madrid by being a sci-fi writer that turns into a religious wacko (L.Ron Hubbard - Scientology)

[acidhead]

Agreed (in Terms of Market Capitalisation) I would just like to know who these people are without having to Google them. OK, I am lazy

Tim Geithner is the current and 75th Secretary of the USA Treasury. He was previously the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Henry Paulson was the previous and 74th Secretary of the USA Treasury and is a member of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) Board of Governors. He previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The merger of State and Corporate powers, according to Mussolini, is called Fascism.

---so if it walks like a duck... quacks like a duck.... let's call a spade a spade... --- its Fascism.