Where did the month go?

lunadelmar, It sure went by quickly, didn't it? I hope February is a lucky month for you (and me too).

Closer to spring!!!!!!!

Luck to all of our members , good people, good friends , good luck !!!

I am VERY READY for a new Month!!!

I wish you all the very best of everything in the new month!!

GLA!!!

lunadelmar...if you were here in Italy you'd pay a lot of taxes for your avatar...it's pretty luxurious!

WildWildFrank, I heard nobody pays taxes in Italy.

TDTAT, That's not fully true
We have two different kind of taxes: direct and indirect.
You're obligated to pay a direct tax as that applied on shop signs...you have to pay also the shadow of the sign.
If you're an indipendent contractor, a freelancer, the government would get 65 percent of your income.
saying that...the italian state is unable to guarantee the essential services.
I prefer US tax system.
You have to pay for medical expenses and cost of education but pression of taxation is quite low.

Do you know how much my governement takes from gambling?
around 100 billions dollars every year.

When you buy a ticket for a lottery (also the instant ones- like scratch card) half of its price goes directly in their pockets.

In my country there are no place like LasVegas but there are some "shop" where you can play with slot machine, those physical.
The government manage and control every slots, online and physical.
For the latter, that I've never played, are programmed to retain up to 26% of the money.

So, long story short, Italy is like a car with a punctured tank.
Politician ask for more fuel, the people would want to repair the tank.

WildWildFrank, Well not having a Las Vegas would save me a lot of money, that's for sure!

WildWildFrank , thanks for the insight about Italy . It is always interesting to find out about other countries