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Post by Sheep2 on May 26, 2022 16:51:47 GMT
I am against a windfall tax. We already tax dividends, bonuses and employee rewards so a system is already there for the government coffers to benefit as companies make more money. In any case it looks like the government proposal will see oil and gas companies getting around it by funneling money into "investments". The Corporation tax rate on large companies has fallen from 33% when I started work to 19% currently. For smaller companies it has fallen from 25% to 19%. That is a massive fall. It is almost a 50% cut for large companies. By contrast the main rate of corporation tax in the USA remains at 35%. It's also the case that the production costs of electricity, oil and gas have not risen substantially in the past two years, but the market price has. This is due to gas shortages, and the electricity market being priced in terms of gas. So the cost of producing 1Kwh has risen maybe 5%, but the price you can charge for it has nearly doubled. At a point when government and personal finances are stretched it makes a lot of sense to tax energy producers more heavily on their excess profits. The boss of BP has pretty much suggested it is ok. It's not a good look for BP and Shell to make record profits while consumers are struggling. I think BP reckon It's going to be cheaper to pay a one off tax than to risk a permanent tax rise on their profits. They can afford to look like good citizens at the moment. |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 26, 2022 16:54:58 GMT
Dead how?
Dead ha ha or dead peculiar?
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Post by Shenguin on May 26, 2022 17:01:15 GMT
I'm still in the office. And still stone cold sober.
This is not good.
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Post by Sheep2 on May 26, 2022 17:04:37 GMT
The slightly dull weather is over the yard-arm.
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 17:10:21 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good.
I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good.
Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person.
I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it
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Post by Sheep2 on May 26, 2022 17:20:30 GMT
RIP in peace Henry Hill. He was a good fellow. Goodfellas was my generation's Goodfellas. |
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Post by Tuffers on May 26, 2022 17:24:56 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good. I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good. Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person. I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it Regale them with all the latest from the David Icke club. Don't hold back. Maybe start with "if any of you want to know the truth about Bill Gates and Monkeypox, then meet me outside". You'll be Mr Popular in no time. |
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 17:30:33 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good. I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good. Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person. I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it Regale them with all the latest from the David Icke club. Don't hold back. Maybe start with "if any of you want to know the truth about Bill Gates and Monkeypox, then meet me outside". You'll be Mr Popular in no time. I should probably start off by patronising them first. I'll call them sheeple, and suggest that they 'do their own research' |
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Post by Sheep2 on May 26, 2022 17:33:03 GMT
Regale them with all the latest from the David Icke club. Don't hold back. Maybe start with "if any of you want to know the truth about Bill Gates and Monkeypox, then meet me outside". You'll be Mr Popular in no time. I should probably start off by patronising them first. I'll call them sheeple, and suggest that they 'do their own research' A quick have you heard of Google? always goes down well. Breaks the ice. |
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Post by Tuffers on May 26, 2022 17:35:41 GMT
Regale them with all the latest from the David Icke club. Don't hold back. Maybe start with "if any of you want to know the truth about Bill Gates and Monkeypox, then meet me outside". You'll be Mr Popular in no time. I should probably start off by patronising them first. I'll call them sheeple, and suggest that they 'do their own research' Perfect. And don't forget the most important thing. On each topic of conversation do the 'fingers making quotation marks' thing and say lol: "moon landings" lol "climate change" lol Etc |
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Post by Tuffers on May 26, 2022 17:36:02 GMT
Go get em, champ!
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Post by scubar on May 26, 2022 17:36:21 GMT
Well, that’s me watching Goodfellas and playing Vice City again later
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 17:37:35 GMT
Well, that’s me watching Goodfellas and playing Vice City again later Sure. Because "Ray Liotta" is "dead" |
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Post by stxdpr on May 26, 2022 17:43:11 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good. I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good. Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person. I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it 'Hi, three years back I got a cold when I went through the caves to check out the bats, got a funny little rash after feeding monkeys last year but had a great time stroking a badger last week. How about you guys?' |
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 17:45:25 GMT
had a great time stroking a badger last week. Filth |
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Post by MrTiddles on May 26, 2022 18:12:12 GMT
had a great time stroking a badger last week. Filth Don't knock it, until you've tried it. |
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Post by Chumbles on May 26, 2022 18:27:22 GMT
11/15 - not bad ...
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Post by Felice Landry on May 26, 2022 18:33:13 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good. I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good. Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person. I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it Why are you sober before you get there? |
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Post by lazybones on May 26, 2022 19:19:03 GMT
I just read the latest Guardian ‘Dining across the divide’ article.
The people featured don’t often seem to be on different sides of a divide. They usually just seem to be two Guardian readers…
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Post by Melvazord on May 26, 2022 19:37:16 GMT
Cthulhu statue printed and painted for workmate who is leaving tomorrow. Unlike the rest, I didnt drive him out, he was poached by one of the big boys. I hope this curses him enough, the clever little shit.  |
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 21:00:57 GMT
I am on my way to the pub, which is good. I am meeting work colleagues, which isn't so good. Due to home working and whatnot, I have never actually met any of them in person. I'm going to need a lot of booze to get through it Why are you sober before you get there? poor planning. I had to sit on a train for 45 minutes without booze. It wasn't good |
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Post by Tuffers on May 26, 2022 21:16:06 GMT
Broken Britain.
The eldest daughter (13) bought a new book.
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment.
What the hell is wrong with kids today?!
No, I haven't read any of his books.
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Post by tenthenemy on May 26, 2022 21:17:22 GMT
I don't think I will Enjoy the Silence.
RIP Andrew Fletcher.
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Post by gongfarmer on May 26, 2022 21:25:13 GMT
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Post by Faceless on May 26, 2022 21:37:48 GMT
I am on the train home. Some cunt with an acoustic guitar has just started busking
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