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| | | (...) You have 22% income tax, and _still_ complain? Jeesh. Income tax here is 0% on first 6000 guilders, 38 or something % on, I believe, next..30-odd thousand, 50 % on the next 50-somethign thou, 60% onward. You're almost as bad as those (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Richard Dee
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| | | | On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:23:20 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) The new tax system is abolition of the 20% band(Payable on the 1st 5 or so 1000 pounds). That has been replaced with a 10% band, but only stretches to the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | (...) Ditto. (...) Ditto. (...) No idea. (...) Glad to see they're finally getting rid of those discriminatory marriage benefits. A litre of unleaded 98 octan goes for around 2.20 guilders here, or somewhat majorly over a USD. Jasper (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36eb9d57.11798658@l...et.com>... (...) from 6% (for vital sources like bread, basic food materials) up to 25% (luxury(!) items, icluding things like home appliances, and so). (...) Packet of 20 goes for 350 000TL, (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | (...) So, I assume Lego is taxed at 6%? :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | | (...) Wanna bet? Jasper "10 to 1" Janssen (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | (...) No, but he did say 6% was for "vital sources". It sounded logical to me. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | | (...) You have yet to learn, then, that logic and taxes simply don't mix. Frex, $10, 200 gramme bars of chocolate are taxed as vital, too. Jasper (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | (...) Careful, they may starting taxing "logic" itself. :-) (...) Chocolate is vital? Some would agree with that. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Naturally. I mean, well, _duh_. Of course chocolate is among the prime necessities, right along with plumbing. Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) You overrate plumbing, my friend. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | (...) Okay, you're right. i was too simplistic. 6% on books & food, 17.5 on the rest. (...) Round here, we don't have locla brands, and the price is set by the government to be the same on all packets, everywhere. (...) Well, we buy _all_ oil from (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:32:42 GMT, Selçuk <teyyareci> uttered the following profundities... (...) In the UK, it is a flat, 17.5% on everything, except... natural gas (8%), and books*, children's clothes, and food, which is zero-rated(no tax). *books (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | (...) But I don't _want_ to read Pride & prejudice or Shakespeare. I want to read Arthur C Clarke, or Asimov, or Auel, or Jordan, or Hell, even Williams and/or Eddings! Jasper 'same thing here, naturally" Janssen (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:52:31 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) Nor do I necessarily! But the killing off of the net-book agreement as a result was a good thing. (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | (...) That reminds me, does anyone know if she(1) is ever going to finish the Clan of the Cave Bear series? What's it been, nine years since the last book was published? Jeff (1) You *do* mean Jean Auel, right? (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | (...) Did you like the series at the end? I haven't met anyone who's finished Plains of Passage (is that the right name?) since it was the final (hopefully) step of the descent into trashy romance novels. I _really_ like Clan of the Cave Bear, and (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | (...) I am guilty of the above. I finished it. But your right, the series did go progressively downhill. I do believe I saw a new book in the series. A couple of months ago, I saw a new one at a mall bookstore. I glanced at it briefly, and thought I (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | | | (...) It's not at barnesandnoble.com - sure you didn't see one of the earlier books in the series? Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I really don't think so. I read all the books, and I distinctly remember seeing the book, glancing quickly at it, and saying to myself "bout time" and to try to remember to check the library to see if it is in or on order. I am going that way (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ack. I went to the bookstore I _thought_ I saw it at. No luck. I might be getting senile....... But not giving up yet. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | (...) Apparently. If one goews by the mathematical formula, the gaps seem to increase quadratically, and the next book should be out in ~6 years... Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Richard Dee
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| | | | On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 23:05:21 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) Well, discriminatory, I don't know. All I know is my parents are paying more as a result. 'Tis to pay for increased child allowance(1). The married people (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) Well, no, it's no longer getting something that is _only_ available to a) married couples, and therefore, II), to heterosexual couples. Not much difference between that and giving all blacks and/or non-blacks a tax break. Jasper (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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