Italians learn why they shouldn't trust government

mkpdavies · 01-05-2008, 03:52 PM

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Italy posts income details on web

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There has been outrage in Italy after the outgoing government published every Italian's declared earnings and tax contributions on the internet. The tax authority's website was inundated by people curious to know how much their neighbours, celebrities or sports stars were making.

I bet Italian businesses were pleased at this too. All the employees finding out what their mates get, then demanding the same.

John Connor · 01-05-2008, 04:14 PM

All the more reason for taking up tax avoidance and income obfuscation as a hobby.

Gramboy2 · 02-05-2008, 10:13 AM

Don't believe for one minute that it couldn't happen here!!

Have you seen the new advert for the TV Licence 'its all in our database' you can't escape.

Maybe its a trial run for the ID database.

Baron von Lotsov · 04-05-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gramboy2

Don't believe for one minute that it couldn't happen here!!

Have you seen the new advert for the TV Licence 'its all in our database' you can't escape.

Maybe its a trial run for the ID database.

Ah well this kind of 'advert' does wonders for the anti-ID card lobby. I was having a conversation about it last night and TV vans + TV van adverts were brought up as a good reason to suggest their intentions are 100% evil. Apparently they have permission to demand to inspect your home and these inspectors are multi-agency. For example they get let in for one reason and then they report to other agencies anything that they might be interested in. We all agreed that there was no way a TV inspector would be let into any of our homes and that it would be very unsafe for any of them to try to without our permissions.

zbrahead · 04-05-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron von Lotsov

Ah well this kind of 'advert' does wonders for the anti-ID card lobby. I was having a conversation about it last night and TV vans + TV van adverts were brought up as a good reason to suggest their intentions are 100% evil. Apparently they have permission to demand to inspect your home and these inspectors are multi-agency. For example they get let in for one reason and then they report to other agencies anything that they might be interested in. We all agreed that there was no way a TV inspector would be let into any of our homes and that it would be very unsafe for any of them to try to without our permissions.

Well, you dont have to worry about it, right? You *do* have a TV license?

If not, well, there is no escape

Baron von Lotsov · 04-05-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zbrahead

Well, you dont have to worry about it, right? You *do* have a TV license?

If not, well, there is no escape

Nope. I don't have a TV or a licence.

zbrahead · 04-05-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron von Lotsov

Nope. I don't have a TV or a licence.

lol ok, do you use freeview and/or terrestrial?

Baron von Lotsov · 05-05-2008, 12:43 AM

No, I have a big plant pot where the TV would normally positioned and a window that looks out onto the meadows. There are lots of rare birds flying around, we even get birds of prey sometimes and the area is reported to be one of the most populated wildlife sites in Europe. The BBC took their cameras up there to film it last year. My 'screen' is somewhat larger than most and I get surround sound as well. Why on earth would I need a TV?

Popeye · 05-05-2008, 06:32 AM

If you have a PC with internet connection (and can thus receive TV broadcasts) you have to pay the BBC poll tax.

Eurosceptic Atlanticist · 05-05-2008, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Popeye

If you have a PC with internet connection (and can thus receive TV broadcasts) you have to pay the BBC poll tax.

No, only if you actually watch programmes as they are broadcast.

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Originally Posted by TV Licensing

You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, digital box, DVD or video recorder, PC, laptop or mobile phone to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV.

TV Licensing - TV Licence Information

01-05-2008, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
John Connor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Away for Summer Posts: 548 Party: None	All the more reason for taking up tax avoidance and income obfuscation as a hobby. __________________ There are three types of people in this world: Libertarians, fascists and those who haven't been paying attention. If you're taking notice of the environmental rants of a man who claims to have invented the Internet, exactly how low is your IQ? Users on ignore list: Akria, Besoeker, Clippo, david H, Ian C.

05-05-2008, 12:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Baron von Lotsov Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 718	No, I have a big plant pot where the TV would normally positioned and a window that looks out onto the meadows. There are lots of rare birds flying around, we even get birds of prey sometimes and the area is reported to be one of the most populated wildlife sites in Europe. The BBC took their cameras up there to film it last year. My 'screen' is somewhat larger than most and I get surround sound as well. Why on earth would I need a TV? __________________ "A government big enough to supply you with everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have..."

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02-05-2008, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gramboy2 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baco Beyond Posts: 108	Don't believe for one minute that it couldn't happen here!! Have you seen the new advert for the TV Licence 'its all in our database' you can't escape. Maybe its a trial run for the ID database.

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Popeye Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 165	If you have a PC with internet connection (and can thus receive TV broadcasts) you have to pay the BBC poll tax.