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2005-03-21 International-UN-NGOs
Another Tranzi Tax Proposed, this time on water
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Posted by phil_b 2005-03-21 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 I already *pay* a water tax, every month. If I fail, I get no more water! Who's the dude between Chico and Harpo? That's Karl on the end, right? You seldom see him in the movies, anymore .....
Posted by Bobby 2005-03-21 12:16:25 AM||   2005-03-21 12:16:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Global Water Parliament. Tax. Public Financing. Democratic Control. Good Plan. Musta mebbe spent 20-30 minutes brainstorming this out. Everybody prolly got wet when the clouds of doubt burst. Did they pay their rain tax? Huh?

Y'know, this is really smart. Almost everybody needs water.

BTW, "one cent" - So, um, is that like an American cent, Canadian cent, Ozzie cent, Skunk scent, what?

Fucking Retarded World Idjits.
Posted by .com 2005-03-21 12:25:53 AM||   2005-03-21 12:25:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo, Karl I believe.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-03-21 12:35:05 AM||   2005-03-21 12:35:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 That is the normal Marx Brother. Can't remember his name but he was "normal" and a blood brother.

Yea I pay a "tax" too and my water company is actually a public utility district. It issues bonds and such just like all public agencies. You can run for a seat on the water districts board of directors. I wonder why this won't work everywhere? Oh I forgot, they are asshats and ignoramuses that's why. If I don't pay my bill for my metered water my water gets shut off. My state has no problem with this and it's a liberal moonbat infested place. They don't consider my water a individual right.
Posted by Sock Puppet O’ Doom 2005-03-21 12:35:11 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2005-03-21 12:35:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 There is also a Gummo Marx. On another note, water is a right, it just may not be potable. May be contaminated, too saline, etc etc.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-03-21 12:39:37 AM||   2005-03-21 12:39:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I especially liked would establish the rules to assure the equitable distribution of the vital resource. So they are going to rules on where and how much it rains.
Posted by phil_b 2005-03-21 12:40:47 AM||   2005-03-21 12:40:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Right. It should rain according to the needs of each jursidiction, based on the abilities of each rainfall event. (From each according to his abilities, to each .... never mind.)
Posted by Bobby 2005-03-21 12:45:55 AM||   2005-03-21 12:45:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Getting water to flow uphill under it's own unassisted power by legistalion would be a neat trick too.

These assclowns have not met the L.A. Department of Water and power :D They have no idea of money and power behind the incumbent water providers in the part of the world. People get killed over less than this when dealing with them.
Posted by Sock Puppet O’ Doom 2005-03-21 12:50:39 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com]  2005-03-21 12:50:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I'd worry first about an adequate sewage system before worrying about delivering water to everyone. Ask the South Americans.
Posted by Rafael 2005-03-21 1:03:11 AM||   2005-03-21 1:03:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 You're allowed to excerpt copyrighted material regardless of any disclaimers to the contrary. Reproducing the whole thing verbatim is verboten, though.
Posted by gromky  2005-03-21 3:31:38 AM||   2005-03-21 3:31:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think we should create a tax on tranzi activism
Posted by JFM  2005-03-21 4:03:39 AM||   2005-03-21 4:03:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Let me be the first to offer them all some water. In the form of a little "yellow rain".
Posted by Deacon Blues  2005-03-21 7:20:04 AM||   2005-03-21 7:20:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 I think that every person that considers themselves an "activist" should have their entire income taxed to support the causes they espouse. C'mon, guys and gals. Put your money where your mouth is. It's "for the children".
Posted by tu3031 2005-03-21 8:42:20 AM||   2005-03-21 8:42:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 equitable distribution WTF?
How the hell are they going to distribute water equitably throughout the world? Drain the Great Lakes and pipe it over to Asia? This is just kooky moonbatism.
Actually, it's not so much availability of water, but availability of potable water that's an issue.
Posted by Spot  2005-03-21 9:05:32 AM||   2005-03-21 9:05:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 The forum proposed introducing a one-cent tax on water worldwide

One cent per what? Gallon? Ton? Cubic mile?
Posted by Robert Crawford  2005-03-21 9:13:13 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2005-03-21 9:13:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Key phrase: "Alternative World"
Posted by mojo  2005-03-21 11:20:32 AM||   2005-03-21 11:20:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 Everyone pays a one cent tax. That means that each of the 6 billion or so people coughs up one cent. That would amount to about $60 billion. Enough for some righteous catering, hotel rooms, hot babes, first class air fare, and incidentals, including trips to spas. That will take care of the tranzis administrators for a long time.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-03-21 11:54:33 AM||   2005-03-21 11:54:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#18 If they combine their business with the climate change ministry, they will get even MORE for their our money.
Posted by Alaska Paul  2005-03-21 11:55:52 AM||   2005-03-21 11:55:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#19 key requirement to join the world water parliament: hydroencephalopathy
Posted by Frank G  2005-03-21 12:25:29 PM||   2005-03-21 12:25:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 That means that each of the 6 billion or so people coughs up one cent. That would amount to about $60 billion.

Yep, there's no guarantee that any tax levied on water use would actually go toward water-related projects. (this is not to be taken as any sort of endorsement that such a tax is needed)

Just like our gas taxes.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-21 12:41:22 PM||   2005-03-21 12:41:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Ummm, AP, BAR,

I know I'm not much of a mathemitician, but, isn't that $60 Million, with an M?

Just saying, ya know?
Posted by AlanC  2005-03-21 1:25:59 PM||   2005-03-21 1:25:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 ..isn't that $60 Million, with an M?

Whatever the amount, the end result would probably still be the same - taxes collected, without much to show for it.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-21 1:36:07 PM||   2005-03-21 1:36:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 of the 6 billion or so people coughs up one cent. That would amount to about $60 billion.

Except that there aren't 6 billion people in the US/UK/Japan/Australia.

You don't think the tax would apply to France, Germany, China, and the 3rd world do you?
Posted by CrazyFool 2005-03-21 1:43:40 PM||   2005-03-21 1:43:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 CF LOL you got a point, except that I think they would decree the $60 Million and the US/UK/etc. would have to pay for everyone. It's for the children doncha know?

Hey, BAR, what daya mean not much to show for it? Do you know how many gourmet buffets you can get for $60 mill?
Posted by AlanC  2005-03-21 3:00:05 PM||   2005-03-21 3:00:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 We are hater ducts and must have hand delivered bottles of Terrier, else we will make war on thy pipe lines and cause small earthqueakes amonsts the sensitive set. Ifn that don't work we have an army of betty crockercrats and we will use them.

Whoa! Damn.... is my main man JM taging betty crockercrats? Ima off to technorati!
Posted by Bug ti King 2005-03-21 3:32:05 PM||   2005-03-21 3:32:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 A tax on water? The World Water Parliment? Is this a news item or a review of the movie "Tank Girl"?

Why do current events keep turning into ScrappleFace parodies? Scott Ott must be involved in this, but I'm not sure how exactly. Note: When they make Rantburg: The Movie, Malcolm McDowell would be great in the role of Fred.
Posted by SteveS 2005-03-21 6:19:56 PM||   2005-03-21 6:19:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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