Napier_E36 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 A little boy wanted $50 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Finally he decided to write God a letter requesting the $50. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, NZ, they decided to forward it to the Prime Minister as a joke. The PM was so amused, that she instructed her secretary to send the little boy a $20 bill. The PM thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $20 bill, and decided to write a thank you note to God, which read: "Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that you sent it through the Beehive in Wellington, NZ... and that b1tch deducted $30.00 in taxes." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmwsparkle 3 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 true. the prime minister is also butt ugly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 p.a.y.e Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 :rambo: p.a.y.e Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30_318i 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 true. the prime minister is also butt ugly. No need to bring out the insults, just cos shes got a deeper voice than everyone here...that reminds me, has anyone seen facelift on tv1 Fridays? Funny sh*t that is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
318i Turbo 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 this brings up a point, in 2months i earnt 5500 and was taxed 1700 and being 17 and with a student loan i thort that i was ment to be taxed less and be given most of it back but only got $173 back, whats up with that :banghead: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 (edited) Don't cry bro, I lose $2200 a month to the government, $445 worth chipping away at my loan EDITED: And f**k, why is it that the the more you earn the more tax you have to pay??? Why the f**k should the productive good citizens in this soceity fund the useless lowlife good for nothings who can't even lift a finger to earn a dollar Edited August 4, 2004 by ///Carl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 shoot them all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 (edited) It should be the other way around, get taxed hard core for the first few hundy and thou and then get progressively better, that way you're paying your dues to soceity - pay your fair share And given that our soceity seems to be user pays now and less government owned why do we still get taxed so much??? Edited for sensitivity's sake Edited August 5, 2004 by ///Carl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattA 162 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Ahh F###ing Democracy.. I agree with Carl or even better 20% across the board regardless of income all fair then.... But Gus has a damm good point too shoot the f***ers. I don't mind helping those that are trying to help themselves but as for the ones sitting on thier asses with there hand out :rambo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*sic 1 Report post Posted August 5, 2004 where does all our taxes go??? MMP & maori watch it bud.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Napier_E36 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2004 it isnt fair that the people who earn over a certain income each year get taxed at a higher rate - my old man was a plant manager at the meat works in stortford lodge in hastings. They downsized, and since he was looking to get out, put his hand up for redundancy... Im not too sure what they payed him before tax, but the government took $20,000 in tax.... wheres the fairness in that? I dont think a redundancy pay out should be taxed so highly - afterall, your losing your job and all.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowninja 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2004 Man don't get me started on taxes... between my wife & I lets just say we're paying for our fare share of beneficiaries. :confused: Plural. I still believe in a progressive tax system, whereby those at the bottom of the heap pay less than those at the top. However $60k p.a. is a pretty low cap for the top tax bracket to kick in... everyone over that level is "rich" according to NZ standards. Take the USA, they have a fairly high top tax rate, but it doesn't kick in until $200K USD. How about this as a kicker though... that new family assistance program that the Govt is going to phase in provides tax savings for middle income families. But get this... for families earning $40k the marginal tax rate (ie- the tax they pay on the next dollar they earn) is 90%, because of the reductions in benefit. What kind of f**d up system is that for encouraging people to work more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dnz 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2004 Yes. Tax is pure evil. And you know who is the only party that's gonna give everyone a tax cut? ACT. You know who ill be voting for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*sic 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2004 well we all know NZ is considered to be 3rd world practically, why not loot the rich, really and while were at it loot the student who only actually earns 100 a week, yea and then we will tax em and make em pay off the masive ass loan when he gets into the workforce, good plan. And they expect me to stay in NZ getting piss all?? burn motherbitches, im out asap! tax = reaming Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 8, 2004 im out asap and i....degree then gone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dnz 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2004 well we all know NZ is considered to be 3rd world practically, why not loot the rich, really and while were at it loot the student who only actually earns 100 a week, yea and then we will tax em and make em pay off the masive ass loan when he gets into the workforce, good plan. And they expect me to stay in NZ getting piss all?? burn motherbitches, im out asap! tax = reaming Thats the smartest thing you've ever said!Maybe youll be allowed to own a bimmer soon! We shouldnt penalise people for income. Its silly also how you get taxed 33% on interest etc... Way to have a disincentive.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowninja 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2004 You think we shouldn't get taxed on interest? It's income isn't it? ACT and National both support tax cuts. I was under the impression that ACT was supporting a flat tax at 21%, however low income earners are currently taxed at 19.5%. Be thankful our tax legistlation is so simple, you should see the size of the tax return my wife does each year for US Federal tax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dnz 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2004 Interest i dont see as income. Interest comes from money you saved, money you already paid tax on. Money you could have spent on a sub/amp combo. Taking a third of it saying its income isnt fair. I dont save so they can take more money (tax) away from me than i pay on my income.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
