Follow up on COVID laws in the UK
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I wonder how long some of these will be on the books? Consider: In Alaska It is illegal to be drunk - in a bar In Chico, California it is illegal to build, own or use(!) a nuclear bomb In Connecticut only pickles that bounce may be legally sold In Florida it is illegal to sell your children In Idaho (and only Idaho) is it actively illegal to practice cannibalism (unless it is “consensual consumption” ) and many more. a large majority of these are still on the books. How long will COVID-19 laws stick around?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
I imagine it would be painful to be liquified and drunk anywhere, not just a bar in Alaska :laugh: :laugh:
Oh no! Mr. Bill!
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That might be true for one specific kind of taxation. But taxes in the general sense are more than five thousand years old. Genesis 47,24: "But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children" - and this is certainly not the oldest reference. Contributing to the maintenance of the society, and the military forces in particular, has been common for millennia. The taxes were not necessarily individual. Often taxes were laid on the farm, determined by the farm's growable land, livestock etc. The UK was no different - citizens had to pay their share of the expenses for all sorts of infrastructure, military forces etc. So taxes were nothing new in 1799. Only that one specific tax for financing the war against Napoleon. If you still consider your income tax as your share to fight against Napoleon: Maybe you should enjoy it! :-)
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I wonder how long some of these will be on the books? Consider: In Alaska It is illegal to be drunk - in a bar In Chico, California it is illegal to build, own or use(!) a nuclear bomb In Connecticut only pickles that bounce may be legally sold In Florida it is illegal to sell your children In Idaho (and only Idaho) is it actively illegal to practice cannibalism (unless it is “consensual consumption” ) and many more. a large majority of these are still on the books. How long will COVID-19 laws stick around?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
The UK has more than a few crazy laws: English law prohibits MPs from wearing armor inside the Houses of Parliament. (Would be more fun to watch :laugh: ) Do Not Flag Down a Taxi in London if You Have The Plague. (or Corona :doh: ) A Bad Reference Given by Your Employer is Libelous. Killing a Swan is an Act of Treason. Do Not Import Polish Potatoes into England. (Nothing about Polish people :cool:) Entering the Hull of the Titanic Requires State Permission.