frame-it Posted October 29, 2018 Share #101 Posted October 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) that ebay link shows US $9,998.00 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith_W Posted October 29, 2018 Share #102 Posted October 29, 2018 7 hours ago, mmradman said: Maybe we shall all move to this Nirvana of your country... and forfeit things like universal free or state subsidised health cover, education, state pensions, etc. Perhaps discussion is for the Barnak Bar. All those things that you love are NOT free or "state subsidized". It is paid for by higher taxes or high national debt. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted October 30, 2018 Share #103 Posted October 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Keith_W said: All those things that you love are NOT free or "state subsidized". It is paid for by higher taxes or high national debt. I never assumed or said they were free. Context was VAT [value added tax] or lack off that makes Leica equipment cheaper when purchased in Hong Kong. Principle, at least in UK, we pay tax on income, also VAT and other duties on goods and services we buy or consume, government in return provides other general services as we need them some "free" at point of delivery and some subsidised. I prefer to be healthy (who doesn't) but if I am admitted into hospital suddenly I will not be realised with invoice to pay. Higher national debt... we are now in Barnak Bar territory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howiebrou Posted October 30, 2018 Share #104 Posted October 30, 2018 8 hours ago, mmradman said: Maybe we shall all move to this Nirvana of your country... and forfeit things like universal free or state subsidised health cover, education, state pensions, etc. Perhaps discussion is for the Barnak Bar. No country is Nirvana. I was merely responding to the comment but since you brought it up, yes we have free health care and education too but let's not go there. No country has bragging rights and we all have pros and cons where we live.😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted October 30, 2018 Share #105 Posted October 30, 2018 Against the law is never a good idea. If tax is required, pay it. If tax is too expensive, do not buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howiebrou Posted October 30, 2018 Share #106 Posted October 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Einst_Stein said: Against the law is never a good idea. If tax is required, pay it. If tax is too expensive, do not buy it. Good advice, but we all like to skirt it occasionally! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted October 30, 2018 Share #107 Posted October 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) 4 minutes ago, howiebrou said: Good advice, but we all like to skirt it occasionally! You mean you? Minority? Any advise in the public forum is counted the responsibility. All legal tricks are welcome. Do not mislead others into against the law should be the basics. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howiebrou Posted October 30, 2018 Share #108 Posted October 30, 2018 33 minutes ago, Einst_Stein said: You mean you? Minority? Any advise in the public forum is counted the responsibility. All legal tricks are welcome. Do not mislead others into against the law should be the basics. Don’t worry about it. It was just some conversational banter. No one is advising anything! Perhaps we should move on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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