On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, at around 18:47:18 local time, Bob labuz
<yellowtr@adelphia.net> wrote:
>Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
>>Is there anywhere in the world where the ordinary pleasures of life -
>>driving a car, smoking a cigarette, drinking the odd glass of wine,
>>or eating a packet of crisps - are not seen as viciously anti-social
>>behaviour, and are not subject to ridiculous legislation or swingeing
>>taxation?
>I think the only place left is the Moon or Mars! Here in NYS (the land
>of taxes) they even tax you when you make a deposit in the crapper! Its
>called a sewer tax!
I'd hate to be responsible for calibrating the meters! Here in UK we
pay "water rates", which are effectively the same thing - an annual
charge for water from the tap, and an annual charge for sewerage.
ATB
--
Mike
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