Many countries have veered away from "pure" capitalism to corporatism which also gives capitalism a bad name (though it wasn't much to start off with). Check their definitions for the differences.

I wasn't commenting on the validity of your opinions either way. I was just (mistakenly) correcting OddHunter for what I perceived as him correcting you incorrectly.

In theory, I like the concept of a flat tax rate. In practice, however, it would probably mean that the poorest people have their tax increased whilst the richest have it dropped. And I don't really approve of that.

I actually had some ideas for how I would reform the country...before going to sleep...so perhaps they weren't such good ideas.

One thing was to abolish all the taxes and replace them with more 'pride in your nation' names, por ejempo...

National Tax - The tax to keep the nation prosperous: income tax of 30% flat for all classes (bringing about more social equality I expect) to cover the cost of things such as road repair, public health funding etc.

Further more they need to drastically reduce the number of people claiming benefits so...no one may claim benefits for more than a year and then they may not claim again for five years. People with disabilities have to have it proved by their GP with all the correct papers.

TV licence is a bitch so reduce the price in that...oh and rename it, entertainment improvement tax. Perhaps in lowering it cap how much TV actors and staff can get paid.

Also there should always be a public sector company run by the government for things such as water, electricity and gas. They can therefore regulate prices and do not have to put a tax on these vital resources.

I had more but...in the dreary half awake world that comes about with sleep, they aren't worth explaining! XD

Just my two cents worth.

Jugoslavia wasnt a part of soviet union,they refused stalin and anything what was his and his ideas,Jugoslavia vas the 3rd world power holding 8 million elite soldiers as a military force.Tito declined stalin when he wanted to have jugoslavia inside the Varshav packt,so Tito started the movement of the unsorted,the countries of the third world.If i were the leader of the country i would return back communism.

But Titoism works very well, far better than standard Stalinist or Leninist Communism...bolshevism.

yeah,when tito was here there werent homeless people,hungry people and people without a job,you really had to be a dum dummy to lose a job in that time.

Also he allowed a small private sector and taxes were flat and fair. I could live under a Titoist regime quite happily.

The TV license is worth every penny for the BBC's science and nature documentaries alone. Doctor Who is just a bonus.

Yes but actors paid millions aren't worth it. Jeremy Clarkson, while being a pretty funny chap, doesn't deserve the millions he gets.

For you maybe... But consider the people who are NOT interested in what BBC has to offer. Why should they be forced to fund the TV station? If they wanna make it atax, then friggin make it a tax. That's what danish people have been crying about for so long.
I don't own a TV. But I have internet-access, thus I have to pay about £200 a year to DR(our state channel) even though, I never ever visit their website. It's friggin ridiculous and I feel robbed. They could make their website subscription based, but no... They have the law behind them to be able to freely steal money from people who do not want their service.
Honestly if it was just a general entertainment tax, it would have been better, because then the money we'd have to give would actually be proportional with what money we have.
I don't really have a lot of monies as it is <.<

You know what you have to do...shoot the president or whatever you guys have...chieftain?

You have to pay TV license for Internet? Here you can watch any BBC stuff on-line for free. The license only applies to live broadcasts.

The BBC is pretty ubiquitous anyway. I don't know anyone with the equipment who doesn't watch their TV or listen to their radio.

I have a tv which I only play video games on and a radio I only use as an alarm clock.

If you can prove that, you can get away with it. My advice would be to remove the aerials, should you come under scrutiny. Which you may not.

In my first year at uni, I had a black and white TV for some reason. I never actually used it, but if I did, the license fee would have been quite a bit less, but I imagine if I actually tried paying it, that would have drawn sufficient attention for someone to come along and check.

TV license rules for dorms are weird. You only need one license if the TV is in a communal area, but each person needs an individual license if they have one in their rooms. However, this does not apply to student houses, where the rules are normal and sane.

Yes... In denmark you have to pay tv-license(well it's really called a Medialicense now I think), if you have internet that is better than 56k you have to pay for the full license, because incidently DR chose to dump their shit on the internet, and now that we have the 'possibility' to see their stuff online, we have to pay. It's so ridiculous, and I dont get how that can be legal at all. I don't have a TV, so that should be enough. Its just so.. enraging x_x

I've never paid a license in my life. I don't care that they call us 'black-watchers'. I'm not a black-watcher cos i don't watch their stuff at all <.<

If you don't pay does it matter? Alternatively if you are worried change your IP to one that is say in UK or America, my mate did it so when he buys caesium and shit like that they can't trace his orders to the UK...or something like that I forget.

It does matter, cos by their definition im sort of a criminal or whatever. But they are in fact criminals.. State-funded criminals.

Capitalist pig dogs! Embrace the uprising and join the Bolsheviks against TV Licencing Party!

Bastard! He's the one who has been intercepting my deliveries?

This country of mine afther the communists peacefuly resigned all of those criminals that were in prisons are now on the rule,boy i have this desire to hang them all,they are just giving bigger taxes and lowering our incomes,i havent eaten in days :( who knows how will i survive this month but those big assess just sent a bill of 250 € to pay for this small apartment...

But you still pay for Broadband to play Minecraft online and post here? I think that you should focus more on food than internet if you are telling the truth.

Well my dad is needing internet for his job thats why he pays for it,the damn thing is that our internet got hacked alongside his sites..... this country doesnt care for people no more,when they need to give you money it takes weeks,when they want money the bill will get there imedeatly.

I really cannot be fucked explaining anything rationally to you, Scraby. Though I suggest you read this (see I even gave you the Croatian version, aren't I nice?).

You're brimming with arrogance certainly.

No one is worried about his comments? Personally that's a little alarming, I hope you stay well Scraby!

Also @ BM - Don't you be buying caesium as well, God knows what you'd be doing with it.

well yeah you are nice.I know what capitalism is but in this country it doesnt work,workers and farmers are being looked at like some idiots or wild men,in communism they were respected cuz they brought food,but today even our minister doesnt care the only thing he cares about is to eat(he is fat like a baloon).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titoism Many workers and farmers protested for entering Europe Union,some are even preparing the 2nd armed assault....

thx STM.

Scraby, can't your people elect a new regeme? Or revolt, it seems that you have the options to change do you not?

Personally I feel like I'm a collectivist anarchist.
Also I'd like a monarchy (as long as I'm the king :P)

Can you please explain this? Personally I find Anarchy to be a fairytale.

You know anarchy is impossible beyond theory. Within a few months the World would have gone to shit, even more than it has now...or a group would rise up and take control as oppurtunists.

People need a leader as we are lost without one. That is why anarchy really is impossible and even if it did happen like STM said, It wouldn't last.

Nice to know the quality of arguments against anarchy haven't changed that much since Hobbes's time.

Well, why should there be an anarchy then Joe the Liberal know it all.

Nice to know one can state a simple opinion and not having to cite a whole chapter of theory and whatnot.

I find anarchy to be a fairytale. Simple as that. I would love there to be anarchy, but humans are unpredictable, and that means that anarchy would be unpredictable. I doubt it'd work. but nice if it did.

Well the people want a new regeme but the government wont resign,they even threaten that people will go to jail.... our resistance leaders were captured and are in prison... and the police is a catastrophy,they attack people that did almost nothing,they use firearms at them and when a burglar robs a bank they are "not allowed" to fire upon them,and they let them go.

Oh I'm not for anarchy, but there's no substance at all in saying 'Anarchy won't work because we need leaders.' It's a totally circular argument, there's nothing there to suggest anyone who is a fan of anarchy should change their mind.

Also, the anarchist doesn't sit towards the left wing of the political scale. The anarchist sits outside the political scale and pisses on it.

I know, that's why it's all bullshla.

Not outside on a two-dimensional political chart.

Woah, a Rhombus.

I just realised that that graph was from a terrible "new-world-order", "9/11 was an inside job" website, though it still makes sense. Here is a similar (and simpler) thing.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-chart.svg.png