You're not the only one mate. This isn't mine, but it's apt.
Stolen from elsewhere.
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Why is it all so wrong?
When I went through school, I was beaten up by bullies who were never punished. In fact, I turned the lights off when I left the classroom and I got told off by the teacher for interfering. I was only trying to save energy.
When I voluntarily stayed on to do my A-levels, I was told I had to take General Studies and Physical Education in addition to my chosen subjects. If I didnt go to P.E., the head of 6th form told me I would be expelled.
But I was never shown the correct posture for lifting heavy objects, or how to tackle any every day aspects of life. Neither did school teach me the countrys law: and yet ignorance is no excuse. I emailed the government to ask how I can find out what the law is, and they told me that there is no one place where I can read all the laws.
I went to University, and the lecturers rarely turned up. Even when they did, they didnt teach us anything we didnt already know. 4 years of my life wasted without having an income and now I must pay back my Student Loan.
Soon after, I bought a car for £2,000 and insured it for same. A dosey builder walked out in the road and the car in-front slammed on his brakes. So did I, but the guy in front had ABS. Because of a jaywalker, the accident was my fault and I got £700 from the insurance. I had paid more than £700 in insurance. My car insurance then went up.
Now I earn £35,000 a year, and what do I get from that? I pay £528.42 in income tax a month, and £250.11 in national insurance per month. But I cant see a doctor or a dentist at all because they only open Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm, which is when I must be at work. However, asylum seekers and the unemployed have access to both a dentist and a doctor, free of charge. Even if I could see a doctor, they charge me £7 per prescription item, because I work. Isnt the treatment paid for by my National Insurance, which I pay for out of my earnings? And, even if I could see a dentist, I have to pay for all treatment. So, what do I get for my N.I., exactly?
Out of my £2138 I have left per month, I must pay for my Private Pension, because despite paying Income Tax and National Insurance, the state pension wont be around much longer, and they will almost certainly not pay me a penny when I retire. That leaves me with £2006 good thing my company pays for the private healthcare because theres an 18-month waiting list for operations.
Im trying to buy a house now but the prices of shot up. My small 3-bedroomed semi-detatched house was a bargain at £120,000. That price is the bottom-line figure at which I need to pay the government Stamp Duty, which is 1%. No, not on the amount over £120k: on all of it. So, I need to give them £1,200 so I can buy my house. Im not sure what for. A bunch of other charges amounted to another £1,000. The interest alone (at 5.99%) on buying my house costs me £599 a month. I can only afford to buy my house over 30 years, so I pay a measily £126 off the capital per month leaving me with £1281 left a month.
Time for a bit more taxation - and why not! I must pay the reduced rate of £625 a year Council Tax. Except, they wont let me pay it over 12-months, they want it over 10, and it has to be the first 10 months, so now I need to shell out another £62.50 in tax this month, leaving me with £1218.50. What a bargain this tax is. For it, I get police, fire. ambulance and local council services. Woo-hoo. Lets see, when I call the cops because someone is breaking into my house, they say they havent got anyone to send, and yet theres loads of them harassing motorists like me all over the country. The fire brigade are always on strike wanting more money but if my house burns down theyll only put the fire out I have to also buy house buildings and contents insurance to have it rebuilt as well! And, Ive never used any local council services the only benefit seems to be that they are putting red paint, double yellow lines, and speed bumps everywhere. Oh, there is the library, but you have to pay to borrow CDs and DVDs
so Im really not sure what local council services were actually paying for. Nearly forgot to mention the refuse collection. We have to sort out all our rubbish ourselves. Theyll only collect the rubbish if its completely in the wheelie bin, sitting on the pavement, precisely 72cm from the kerb, with the handle facing the road and exactly parallel to the kerb. Oh, and the lid must be completely shut, otherwise its a safety hazard to the waste management administrators. Anyway, take away my £170 a year home buildings & contents insurance, leaves me with £1204 a month. (Why do I have to pay for contents insurance, if Im paying for police to prevent the burgarlies, exactly?).
Lets not forget that I need to get to work to earn all this money. To get to work, one must own a car. There is no other way. I travel 40 miles to the office, and 40 miles back home again, 5 days a week, 47 weeks a year. Thats 18,800 miles a year, and, even with my super-effient diesel engine, this costs me about 12p a mile at the current fuel prices. (Most of which is Fuel Excise Duty, oh, and VAT, by the way.). Thats £2256 a year to get to my place of work and back, or about another £188 off my income, leaving me now with £1016. But, I havent finished paying taxes on my transport just yet. Not included in these elusive local council services apparently, is road maintenance. No, thats an extra at the bargain price of £165 a year. They wont let me pay for that monthly no they want it all up front. But, if I could, it brings my income down to £1002.25 a month, now a third of my monthly salary.
No no, we really must tax that transport some more. The vehicle that I strive so hard to maintain must be inspected by the government once a year at cost to me of course. Repairs must be done as they deem necessary or Im not allowed to use it. Lets say thats another modest £500 a year in such maintenance costs about £41 a month. Now lets have some car insurance too in case anyone without insurance crashes into me. Thats about another £700 ooo an opportunity for a bit more VAT on that as well. In fact, the VAT on that isnt good enough well also pay some special Insurance Tax on it as well. So now Im down to an average of £902.25 a month.
This well maintained comfortable alternative to a non-existent public transport system all costs lots of dosh to buy in the first place. So, Im still paying for it. Actually Im still paying for the first one, and all of the other ones in between too. My loan is costing me roughly £332.61 a month, which brings my income now down to just £569.64 a month.
(A little side-story: I say theres no public transport, but actually London does have public transport and therefore politicians believe the whole country has. I once saw some african man jump onto the line in front of the tube train which killed him. The train stopped running and we werent allowed to board it. I tried to get a refund on the tickets but the staff told me they were dealing with an emergency. I told them there was no emergency as he is dead. He was probably an illegal immigrant, and we were funding his luxurious stay in this country, as we will also fund the cleanup operation and probably pay for a nice little wooden box to contain all the pieces of him.)
With my own little transport system costing me so much, its a good idea to save money on visiting friends by having a telephone. In fact, one must own a telephone because certain companys forms are incomplete unless you put down your telephone number. And of course, these days, one must have a mobile phone. In fact, why not have a bit of broadband internet access too, so I can work from home, when my company arent happy with the 37½ hours of hard labor that I give them each week. All these set me back a measily £60 a month to pay Orange, BT and NTL. Im now down to £509.64 even using technology to replace my social life.
When Im in my expensive little castle in England, I also need to pay for gas and electric. These are another £50 a month. The privilege of drinkable water, and sewage disposal cost me just £210.96 a year or about £18 a month on top. Now down to £441.64
Of course, my mortgage provider is a little concerned that I will be 58 by the time I have finished repaying the £360,000+ capital and interest mortgage on my tiny little castle. I therefore need life insurance, in case I die. I wouldnt want to short-change anyone by dying on them. Thats another £16.50 a month, in all. Leaving me with £425.14 a month.
Its currently illegal for me to watch a single frame of our national telly. Even if I were to pay £30 odd quid a month for Sky or NTL, it would still be illegal. Thats because I dont have a television license. You dont need a license to have/make babies, but you must have one if you want to own a telly. That would set me back £10.54 on average per month, but I just cant afford one.
Running out of money so quickly, wouldnt it be good to have a bit of extra income? Great plan. How about the local computer shop down the road maybe 8 hours on a Saturday might help my finances a little. Okay, they pay minimum wage cant be all that bad how much is it £4.65 an hour gross. Right. But hang on, Im in the 40% tax bracket. So working on Saturday will cost me £14.88 more Income Tax and roughly £4.46 on National Insurance, leaving me with a pityful £17.85 for a whole days work and that doesnt include the transport costs there and back. Maybe Ill leave that one.
Crikey, I nearly forgot to eat. If I eat, Ill be left with roughly £338.47 a month to live on. Whatever I buy out of that will be subject to the usual 17.5% tax again, which goes to the government. Im sure I already paid tax about 4 times? I have to sit on the floor to eat, with the food on my lap. This is because I cant afford furniture.
Theres not much left, and its all very exhausting. Thats why its good to save up for a holiday every now and again. But, hold on, Im told I must pay a Single-Person supplement. Some travel agents wont even let me book the holiday because theres only one of me. Ive been told that the only way to book through them is if I invent the other passenger (Mary Jones?) and buy her plane ticket too. The fuel for these planes is ridiculously expensive. But. now Im told I must pay a landing-tax of £15-20, and because of terrorists, I must pay a security-supplement of £10. I tell them Im not a terrorist, but I still have to pay it. The terrorists didnt need to pay it, did they? Did I mention the booking fee?
Turns out that a years living cost me £30,928.36. I guess I cant apply for asylum because Im the British-White minority. So I think the only way to get out of this horrible mess is I need to go out and commit a big crime. Yes, thats it. Then I wont need to work, and Ill get everything paid for for me. I can even watch telly in jail yay! Ill even get professional help and support by a bunch of lentil munching do-good-ers. When I come out, I can just claim jobseekers allowance and get a council house. Sorted.
If society punishes the honest citizen for doing an honest days work, and rewards the wilfully unemployed low life scum of this country, and any-old alien that wanders in, what do you expect but the country to go down the toilet? What freedom do we have left? What desire to live and better ourselves are you promoting? I am sick of political correctness, and I am sick of do-good-ers. I want a practical life and a practical society.
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