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2005-06-13 International-UN-NGOs

G8 wants tax on airline tickets to help world poor

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Posted by Fred 2005-06-13 2:49:13 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 WTF? Airlines don't make a profit now, they would freak out it this were to happen.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-06-13 14:58|| 2005-06-13 14:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I wish to declare a tax on socialists. Put yer money where yer mouth is, Pinky.

Posted by BH 2005-06-13 15:14|| 2005-06-13 15:14|| Front Page Top

#3 it's the smell of desperate actions to try and somehow get a "world tax levied" anyhow or anywhere - the camel's nose...

once one tax was OK'd they'd be all over you like a cheap suit to tax the rest of your income/possessions - "to reduce debt in Africa"....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-06-13 15:15|| 2005-06-13 15:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh brother. There is no end to the idiot schemes to create pots of money for skimming, slushing, and stealing. I do not believe that Bush has signed up for this nonsense. The BA spokeswoman's quote says it all: "There is no justification for singling out airline passengers for an additional tax to fund development in the Third World." Unsaid was Spot's dead-on observation - the airlines couldn't be in worse shape at the moment and this can only make things even worse. Also unsaid was that there is no "plan" that can fix broken people (read: corrupt govts and sycophants) and THAT is Africa's real problem.

TFBS.

Posted by .com 2005-06-13 15:17|| 2005-06-13 15:17|| Front Page Top

#5 If the French, Germans, and Greenies are delighted with this, feel free to tax the shit out of them. That should cover my end.

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-13 15:20|| 2005-06-13 15:20|| Front Page Top

#6 They keep trying to get that first international tax in the door, "for the po' folks." Once the first one's in place, there'll be lots more to follow.

Sure looks like a camel's nose.

Posted by Fred 2005-06-13 16:02|| 2005-06-13 16:02|| Front Page Top

G8 wants tax on airline tickets to help world poor

Why?

The world poor aren't planning on flying anyplace anytime soon.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-13 16:14|| 2005-06-13 16:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like a Robin Hood tax to me.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-06-13 17:38|| 2005-06-13 17:38|| Front Page Top

#9 If these people were really serious about helping the poor, they would place hefty taxes on champagne, truffles, expense account lunches at 5 star restaurants, and Mercedes cars. Until then, I will just fart in their general direction.

Posted by ed 2005-06-13 19:31|| 2005-06-13 19:31|| Front Page Top

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