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| NYTimes reports on high taxation, fines and regulations in ISISland |
| 2016-05-31 |
| Life Under the Islamic State: Fines, Taxes and Punishments the NYT gives examples: You can be fined for wearing a cloak that is too tight ($25), not wearing socks or gloves ($30), possessing a pack of cigarettes ($23) or showing your eyes ($10). You can be taxed for each irrigated hectare of farmland ($46 per year), the wheat you produce (10 percent) and any crops you sell at your local market. You can also be punished if your sheep wear bells You can be fined if your car does not have an official Islamic State license plate ($43), for failing to correctly answer religious questions at checkpoints ($20), for giving a ride to violators ($23 per passenger) or for driving on the wrong side of the road ($25). DeBlasio and Obama will look at this less as human rights violations and more as a 'how to' manual. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #5 What happens if they use the wrong restroom? |
| Posted by: Mortimer Braille, Esq. 2016-05-31 20:01 |
| #4 Pikers. Just wait until ISIS finds out that you can be fined for using too much salt or drinking a big gulp... |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-05-31 13:11 |
| #3 That's why the Left is so enamored with a fellow traveler in establishing the Total Nanny State and the destruction of Western Civ. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-31 08:49 |
| #2 High taxes, fines and regulations - NYT smiles in approval. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-05-31 07:23 |
| #1 "Failure to answer religous questions" brings to mind the bridge attendent in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "What's your favorite color?" "Red" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! No, no blue!" |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2016-05-31 05:54 |