Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Mind you, I've been know to choose an analogy on the fly, trying to explain a concept, then as I work through it with the person I'm trying to explain the concept to realise I've ended up at the wrong place (to use an analogy).0
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Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Stevo_666 said:
Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess.
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It's 221122 today.seanoconn - gruagach craic!2
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You'll have to explain that one...briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo_666 said:
You'll have to explain that one...briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess.
Tax & French.0 -
A special day for all roadies.pinno said:It's 221122 today.
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Probably lefties as well, so that makes three. 10 year battle and a well deserved victory.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
You'll have to explain that one...briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess.
Tax & French."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]2 -
lol the French are many things, but lefties they ain't.Stevo_666 said:
Probably lefties as well, so that makes three. 10 year battle and a well deserved victory.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
You'll have to explain that one...briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess.
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Some of the individuals in the French tax service who were trying to fleece us appeared to be just that.rick_chasey said:
lol the French are many things, but lefties they ain't.Stevo_666 said:
Probably lefties as well, so that makes three. 10 year battle and a well deserved victory.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
You'll have to explain that one...briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Winning a large tax litigation against the French administration. And getting paid to do it. Now that's what I call job satisfaction
That puts big ticks in at least two boxes, I guess.
Tax & French."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
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That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actually wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation0 -
As said above, last week's measures not great but they can't ignore the global economic headwinds and there is only one party that will want to get it down again.surrey_commuter said:
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation
Would you prefer to be French?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Give it time.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
Soon we will be paying more tax and less public spending.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.1 -
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success)."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
That's mainly pensions isn't it?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success).0 -
I think that's a significant factor in France's bloated state spending problem and from memory is something that Macron is trying to get under control - but struggling to do because they go on strike as soon as anyone tries to change anything. Quelle surprise...rick_chasey said:
That's mainly pensions isn't it?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success)."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Higher standard of living however, so who's the real mug?Stevo_666 said:
I think that's a significant factor in France's bloated state spending problem and from memory is something that Macron is trying to get under control - but struggling to do because they go on strike as soon as anyone tries to change anything. Quelle surprise...rick_chasey said:
That's mainly pensions isn't it?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success).0 -
It's 221122 today.
Is that because successive Tory administrations keep fcuking everything up and they have to?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success).
[We haven't had a Labour govt. since 1979. Blair/Brown weren't 'Labour'. You cannot blame the left].
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
look past the rosette, they may keep talking about cutting taxes but they keep putting them up. After 12 years when would you place more weight on their actions than their words?Stevo_666 said:
As said above, last week's measures not great but they can't ignore the global economic headwinds and there is only one party that will want to get it down again.surrey_commuter said:
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation
Would you prefer to be French?
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By what measure? Although in any event not likely to be the case for me.rick_chasey said:
Higher standard of living however, so who's the real mug?Stevo_666 said:
I think that's a significant factor in France's bloated state spending problem and from memory is something that Macron is trying to get under control - but struggling to do because they go on strike as soon as anyone tries to change anything. Quelle surprise...rick_chasey said:
That's mainly pensions isn't it?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success)."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Not sure. Do you think taxes would be higher or lower if Labour had been I'm power since 2010?surrey_commuter said:
look past the rosette, they may keep talking about cutting taxes but they keep putting them up. After 12 years when would you place more weight on their actions than their words?Stevo_666 said:
As said above, last week's measures not great but they can't ignore the global economic headwinds and there is only one party that will want to get it down again.surrey_commuter said:
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation
Would you prefer to be French?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
What's that got to do with France?pinno said:It's 221122 today.
Is that because successive Tory administrations keep fcuking everything up and they have to?Stevo_666 said:
So does that mean every other country in the world apart from France is screwed? Because France pay the most in the world.as a percentage of GDP.pinno said:
So we don't pay as much tax as the French and we don't put as much into pubic spending.Stevo_666 said:
No wonder we're fcuked.
To be fair to Macron, he is trying to reduce public spending - why do you think that is? (Although without much success).
[We haven't had a Labour govt. since 1979. Blair/Brown weren't 'Labour'. You cannot blame the left].
Why do you think Macron is trying to cut public expenditure?
(Clue: could it be too high?)"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Here's some commentary on France from the OECD and why it needs to change course. A key component is that they need to spend less.
https://oecd.org/economy/francecleanbreakneededtostopworseningpublicfinances.htm
We need to stop this naive assumption that more public spending is always good. There are clearly limits, as shown by France.
The other big problem noted in the report is (surprise surprise) that their tax levels are too high and not conducive to growth..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
And a more recent article with a simple headline:
https://oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/public-spending-is-high_7784206f-en"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I think that Labour has won the spending argument and he Tories have stolen their clothes, with the death of the magic money tree this means higher taxes from either.Stevo_666 said:
Not sure. Do you think taxes would be higher or lower if Labour had been I'm power since 2010?surrey_commuter said:
look past the rosette, they may keep talking about cutting taxes but they keep putting them up. After 12 years when would you place more weight on their actions than their words?Stevo_666 said:
As said above, last week's measures not great but they can't ignore the global economic headwinds and there is only one party that will want to get it down again.surrey_commuter said:
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation
Would you prefer to be French?
I don't think it would be worse under Labour other than some headline grabbing measures which would not mean much.0 -
Clearly I can't prove it as there is no alternative reality where Labour was in power over that period, but I have a hunch that the likes of you and I would be worse off in that scenario.surrey_commuter said:
I think that Labour has won the spending argument and he Tories have stolen their clothes, with the death of the magic money tree this means higher taxes from either.Stevo_666 said:
Not sure. Do you think taxes would be higher or lower if Labour had been I'm power since 2010?surrey_commuter said:
look past the rosette, they may keep talking about cutting taxes but they keep putting them up. After 12 years when would you place more weight on their actions than their words?Stevo_666 said:
As said above, last week's measures not great but they can't ignore the global economic headwinds and there is only one party that will want to get it down again.surrey_commuter said:
after 12 years of being in Govt why do you think the Tory Party is low tax?Stevo_666 said:
That is not a good place to be and needs putting right - there is only one party that actual,y wants to do that. Also we are well below many European countries:rick_chasey said:I would have thought that finally, this government, with the highest taxation in the UK for 70 years, would disabuse you of the notion that taxes are left wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio
This is one area where France is a world leader. However, the supreme court has ruled that they won't be getting our €22m so they can FRO
It seems like only last week that they Tory Chancellor chose to increase taxation
Would you prefer to be French?
I don't think it would be worse under Labour other than some headline grabbing measures which would not mean much."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
