Reply to: Many words used to mean "tax"

[OwlHoot]

tax
levy
charge
duty

Anything else?

fair contribution?

edit: Drat - SpontaneousOrder beat me to it!

[pr1]

toll

[Lost It]

Subsidy.

[SpontaneousOrder]

'fair share'

[LondonManc]

Marriage.

[SpontaneousOrder]

When government demands money with menaces it's legal, therefore not theft, therefore theft is not carried out by the government.

Saying tax is theft is really really dumb. On a par with "meat is murder".

Defining words by whatever definition suits government is really really dumb. The definition of theft has nothing to do legality. Law is based on reality - not the other way around.

[seanraaron]

I count playing the lottery as donating to charity

Yes and hopefully tax deductible one day...

[AJ1982]

Temporary Refund Adjustment

[pr1]

I count playing the lottery as donating to charity

[VectraMan]

The lottery is a tax on stupid people. It's nothing to do with DM readers as lots of Statisticians reported this in the broadsheets when the National Lottery was introduced in the UK. Some kids I know in Secondary school were also told this then shown why by their Maths teachers.

Not disagreeing with the "stupid", but to be a tax surely it has to a) go to the government, and b) be mandatory. Neither of which applies to the lottery.

[SueEllen]

@d000gh there is a delay in me posting and seeing what others have posted.

The Americans plus a few other embassies have argued the congestion charge is a tax so they are not paying it as they don't pay taxes in the UK.

The lottery is a tax on stupid people. It's nothing to do with DM readers as lots of Statisticians reported this in the broadsheets when the National Lottery was introduced in the UK. Some kids I know in Secondary school were also told this then shown why by their Maths teachers.

[barrydidit]

words to mean 'tax'

It's the first thing I think of when a pimp sends through a job role with the phrase "this is a permanent position" contained in the spiel.

[VectraMan]

Easing - as in Quantitative.

[d000hg]

National insurance
VAT
Community charge
Congestion charge
Stamp duty

VAT isn't a word and the 'T' stands for Tax . Stamp DUTY he already mentioned.

Are things like CG actually a tax? Does a tax have to be based on the value by definition, or can a flat charge/cost still be considered a tax?

lottery (well it's a form of tax on poor people)

No it isn't. That's just something stupid, poor-hating Daily Mail readers say. In fact, lots of quite wealthy people play the lottery. It's for the fun, not for the realistic chance of winning, like all gambling.

[NotAllThere]

Except when done by the government.

When government demands money with menaces it's legal, therefore not theft, therefore theft is not carried out by the government.

Saying tax is theft is really really dumb. On a par with "meat is murder".