fandomhigh | Choosing Your Own Government, Monday, Period 5--Class #4

Perched on the desk and entirely too happy as the class entered, Vala kept grinning as she spoke. If anyone asked about it, she'd smile but tell you it was really none of your business.

"Today we'll be dealing with a subject that is near and dear to my heart--money. You can't run anything, including a salvage company, without money, or some concept of trade, and trust me, you'll always have to give the government a cut, since they can't earn money on their own. The percentage goes up and down with the whims of the government, and pays for programs of which you may or may not approve."

"So, what would you do to avoid paying your taxes? If you're in charge of the government, how do you go about collecting them? What kind of enforcement do you have if someone doesn't pay? Prison? Beheading? Do you have a favorite not paying your taxes story? I know you people have a bit of a history with this kind of thing, so don't be afraid to think outside the box."

[ooc: The last link might not have a search, so just search under "taxes". People are nuts.]

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Boggle at the lengths people will go to, or take a nap

Come up with a plan and reason for evading payment of taxes. If you're really good, evade arrest, too.

When she pings in!

Here if you need her!

Done for the night!

John Sheppard

Your icons make me want to watch Vala interact with Cam's parents! *looks at ultimate dvds*

Evey Hammond

Evey was there, taking scrupulous notes in her best handwriting to send back home. She rather thought people could learn from this class. Even her superiors.

"You shouldn't evade your taxes, if your government's being honest with you," Evey pointed out, "because that normally goes into things that benefit the whole community. Of course, if there's philandering and embezzlement, that's another story, but without those taxes, a great many of the governmental institutions that people take for granted wouldn't exists at all. Can't really do much for the people without funding."

Ferris Bueller

Ferris was napping and not being particularly subtle about it. His choice of attire today, namely a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, wasn't particularly subtle (or practical) either.

Gwynn Hood

Anemone

Katara

Huh. Anemone looked at the handouts and grinned. Well, now she knew who was paid for all the R&D involved in the Ageha Project, and it was tickling her sense of irony.

Best part? This meant the civilians back home (who mostly hated her, not that she cared.) were the ones paying her salary. Taxes were the best thing EVER when you were on the receiving end of the equation.

"You can't pay income taxes if they don't know you exist," Anemone said thoughtfully. "So you can always get paid under another identity, or fake your death, although that seems a bit extreme. Getting paid in cash is also good, 'cause they can't prove anything. I don't know how to get around paying taxes on goods, unless you just steal them, which is sometimes more work than it's worth."

Cedric Diggory

"I live in a place that has no concept of taxes," Cedric said. "If I don't know about them, I don't pay them."

Eve Levine

Choosing Your Own Government, Monday, Period 5--Class #4

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For Vala

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