If you were chancellor, what would you tax?
Discussion
We all know that the government need to tax stuff to pay for public services. So, if you had the chance what would you tax?
For me, the first things would be boring cars, cricket, vacuous TV adverts, cosmetic surgery, leggings, playing music in public areas, cyclists and ponytails or hair buns on men.
For me, the first things would be boring cars, cricket, vacuous TV adverts, cosmetic surgery, leggings, playing music in public areas, cyclists and ponytails or hair buns on men.
£1/square meter of anthracite grey on your home, per month.
£100 per year if your garden has less that 50% greenery.
£1 per pound over weight per month.
£1 per day if under 10,000 steps done (disabled and over 75's exempt)
£10 "drive through" junk food tax, per visit.
£1 social media tax, per visit
£1 per hour TV tax for ever hour watched over 3 hrs per day.
£5 per month "community tax", if you don't do something voluntary for the community for a minimum of an hour a month you pay a fiver.
With the money raised, free fruit and vegetables, (and white paint
), and community classes on healthy eating and exercise, within a year or two the money saved on the NHS will reduce waiting times down to an hour, in fact they'll come to you because they'll be so board hanging about the hospital with nothing to do. 
£100 per year if your garden has less that 50% greenery.
£1 per pound over weight per month.
£1 per day if under 10,000 steps done (disabled and over 75's exempt)
£10 "drive through" junk food tax, per visit.
£1 social media tax, per visit
£1 per hour TV tax for ever hour watched over 3 hrs per day.
£5 per month "community tax", if you don't do something voluntary for the community for a minimum of an hour a month you pay a fiver.
With the money raised, free fruit and vegetables, (and white paint
), and community classes on healthy eating and exercise, within a year or two the money saved on the NHS will reduce waiting times down to an hour, in fact they'll come to you because they'll be so board hanging about the hospital with nothing to do. Religion.
I would take away all the tax exemptions for religious charities. Also, if schools are to be CofE or Catholic or whatever instead of just schools, I would charge the respective church £5000 per kid per year. All it does is promote their view, they are sat on billions, they can afford it. They can also look after their own buildings instead of begging for grants.
I would also tax the living daylights out of the gambling industry.
I would take away all the tax exemptions for religious charities. Also, if schools are to be CofE or Catholic or whatever instead of just schools, I would charge the respective church £5000 per kid per year. All it does is promote their view, they are sat on billions, they can afford it. They can also look after their own buildings instead of begging for grants.
I would also tax the living daylights out of the gambling industry.
Pitre said:
We all know that the government need to tax stuff to pay for public services. So, if you had the chance what would you tax?
For me, the first things would be boring cars, cricket, vacuous TV adverts, cosmetic surgery, leggings, playing music in public areas, cyclists and ponytails or hair buns on men.
Leggings / yoga pants should be subsidised, not taxed.For me, the first things would be boring cars, cricket, vacuous TV adverts, cosmetic surgery, leggings, playing music in public areas, cyclists and ponytails or hair buns on men.
I'd tax
- people who park on pavements
- people with stupid exhausts
Different levels of VAT dependant on the product....
1. Food.... depending on the green/yellow/red nutrition flags on the food stuff, %25 vat on RED, 20% on Orange, 15% on Green.
2. Take-Aways, straight 30% Vat
3. Luxury goods.... including luxury cars, 30% Vat
4. Gym membership/sports halls etc 10% vat
1. Food.... depending on the green/yellow/red nutrition flags on the food stuff, %25 vat on RED, 20% on Orange, 15% on Green.
2. Take-Aways, straight 30% Vat
3. Luxury goods.... including luxury cars, 30% Vat
4. Gym membership/sports halls etc 10% vat
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