Joke?

[RETIRED]

At first I thought this was funny...... Then I realized the awful truth of it.
Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat..

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think..

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
It’s time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Airline surcharge tax
Airline Fuel Tax
Airport Maintenance Tax
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Death Tax
Dog License Tax
Driving Permit Tax
Environmental Tax (Fee)
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment (UI)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Petrol Tax (too much per litre)
Gross Receipts Tax
Health Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Mortgage Tax
Personal Income Tax
Property Tax
Poverty Tax
Prescription Drug Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax
Telephone Federal Tax
Telephone Federal, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Water Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax And Now Julia Gillard
Wants a Carbon Tax !

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.. We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class, and Mum stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the "Hell" happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

[munruben]

Not much of a joke mate is it?

[Rum Pig]

Be very careful or they will tax jokes as well

[AlexS]

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.. We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class, and Mum stayed home to raise the kids.

Most of them don't exist now, at least in Australia. 100 years ago, we had many people living in poverty, dad worked, when he could, for peanuts in unsafe conditions while mum, if she could, took in washing or scrubbed floors for a pittance.
Today, we have one of the strongest economies in the world, even those who can't or won't work don't have to starve, and we have one of the highest standards of living in the world. If mum works, it's probably on the same wage as her male counterparts. If she wants to stay home and look after the kids, or at least only work part time, she can.
This sort of 'joke' is typical of the rubbish published by right-wing American loonies. There's no place for it in a joke thread.

[Scribbly Gum]

No one like to pay taxes and we avoid it as much as we can.
However, we wouldn't have roads, hospitals, police, a justice system, schools, assisted university places, a defence force, border security etc etc without them.
Some of those listed don't even exist in our country;
Prescription Drug Tax
Real Estate Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Service Charge Tax
School Tax
Telephone Federal Tax
Telephone Federal, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

In fact, instead of a prescription drug tax, we have assisted purchase of such called the pharmacutical benefits scheme to make prescription drugs cheaper. And it is paid for out of our other taxes.
Taxes are not all bad, and are the price we pay to live in the society that we do.
I wish that they were less but they are what they are.
Remember that 100 years ago our average life expectancy was much less than today, and this has improved on the back of improved health services paid for by - you guessed it .............

Cheers
SG

[A Duke]

Hi,
Most of the taxes you think we don't have are spelt GST.

[Scribbly Gum]

Hi,
Most of the taxes you think we don't have are spelt GST.

Precisely.
And it is mentioned in the list as a separate tax.
Many of those others disappeared when the GST was introduced, if they existed at all.
I am not trying to pour cold water on the humour, just to add a bit of perspective to the post.
It is easy to get carried away with lists without checking them all.

Cheers
SG

[Allan at Wallan]

Geez , see what you have done.

You are getting attacks (a tax) yourself now.

Allan

[RETIRED]

[Avery]

Good idea. let's go back 100 years.

Of course, then we would have a 100 year old health system, 100 year old education system, 100 year old transport system 100 year old law & order system, 100 year old political system etc.

Oh wait, this is N.S.W. ...

I see your point.

[chrisb691]

I found reading that list to be exceedingly taxing.

[Master Splinter]

4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, Sep 2010

Or if you prefer a summary -

1383.0.55.001 - Measures of Australia's Progress: Summary Indicators, 2009

• In the 10 years to June 2008, GDP grew from $41,000 to $51,000 per person (up 2.2% p.a.)
• Australian life expectancy at birth improved during the decade 1997 to 2007. A boy born in 2007 could expect to live to be 79, while a girl could expect to reach 84 - increases of three years for both.
• Between 1997-98 and 2007-08, real net national disposable income per person grew by 2.8% a year on average, appreciably faster than during the preceding 20-year period.
• The average real equivalised disposable household income of middle income earners was estimated to have risen by 32% between 1994-95 and 2005-06.
• Between 1998 and 2008, the proportion of 25-64 year olds with a non-school qualification (e.g. university or college education) rose from 47% to 61%, continuing a trend seen for many decades.
• In 1998, the annual average unemployment rate was 7.7%. Since then it has generally fallen and the annual unemployment rate was 4.2% in 2008. The labour force underutilisation rate fell from 13.9% in 2001 to 10.2% in 2008.

If you really like digging out numbers, try the last 100 years of stats... http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]&num=&view=&

[Allan at Wallan]

Good idea. let's go back 100 years.

Of course, then we would have a 100 year old health system, 100 year old education system, 100 year old transport system 100 year old law & order system, 100 year old political system etc.

Oh wait, this is N.S.W. ...

I see your point.

Go back 100 years ... oh yeah. My wife was just being
born that year. Struth, hope she does not see this.

Allan