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Subject:	Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:35:01 GMT
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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 23:05:21 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... > > relief, elimination of married-allownace benefits........ > Glad to see they're finally getting rid of those discriminatory > marriage benefits. 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 pay for that tax allowance, whether they have kids or not, want kids or not, had kids or not! (1)A 10pound a week payment for the 1st child, 8 for the others, I think. A tax credit, to presumably assist the parent(s) with the cost of raising a child. However, if you are married, that money is taken away through the elimination of the married allowance next year, and the decreased allowance that comes into effect on April 1, 1999. -- _____________________________________________________________ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.dee/lego.html ICQ 13177071 AOL Instant Messenger: RJD88888 _____________________________________________________________ For the best Lego news, visit: http://www.lugnet.com/news/ Need instructions for a model? http://www.kl.net/scans/ _____________________________________________________________

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		Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
(...) 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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		Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
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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