Should there be a tax on foolishness?

realitykeeper

Many things people do are really rather foolish. Should foolishness be identified and then taxed. Politicians who spend more than the country makes should be deemed foolish for doing so and taxed to pay this money back along with interest due. People who smoke could perhaps also have the foolish label applied to them by means of a smoking licence.

I know some people think smoking is not foolish, it is an addiction but others might disagree about the not-being-foolish part and if they win the argument, then the foolish tax could be applied and not only to smokers and foolish politicians but lots of people who do things which might be deemed foolish. Alcoholics, gamblers, debt defaulters and so on.

Am I wrong?

In your case, it would be a worthwhile means of generating revenue.

Eric Cartman

Smokers already pay an extortionate tax on cigarettes
drinkers pay an extortionate amount of tax to drink.

those have already been done.
I think sunbeds, frozen pizzas/chicken nuggets etc... should be next on the list.


but I don't believe any of these things should be taxed.

your credit being poor gets you higher interest rates so theres already fool taxes out there...

Samuel T. Cogley

Obligatory post about the lotto.

One eyed Jack

realitykeeper wrote: »

People who smoke could perhaps also have the foolish label applied to them by means of a smoking licence.

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Am I wrong?

Nope, you’re not wrong at all, but as someone who smokes, I’ll have to say no to the idea of paying a separate foolishness tax on top of the amount of tax that is already added to the price of a pack of cigarettes.

Well, I would be foolish to vote for a foolishness tax when I’d end up paying more tax for smoking, and then more tax again for voting to pay more tax! :pac:

One eyed Jack

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In your case, it would be a worthwhile means of generating revenue.

I shouldn’t have laughed but jesus, that was vicious

AllForIt

That will be €10.50 please @realitykeeper

regards
Revenue

nthclare

Seriously though, there's nothing like a nice nicotine hit..
Just that inhalation of it, that throat hit it's lovely..

I have the odd one now and again while waiting for a fish to bite it's absolutely divine

Sleeper12

Would the tax increase by how foolish you are? I can only imagine how much tax FG ministers would have to pay over the Irish Water /meters fiasco. Think about all the tax that could be collected from everyone involved in the children's hospital decisions. This could be a fantastic money spinner for the state

Chris_Heilong

We can just take on Chinas new social credit system, that will fix society...:pac:

nkl12xtw5goz70

Pity the fool.

James Brown

Kinley Damaged Stowaway wrote: »

Pity the fool.

He ain't gettin' on no plane.

Amirani

realitykeeper wrote: »

Am I wrong?

Yes.

LoughNeagh2017

I like spending tax payers money

realitykeeper

Amirani wrote: »

Yes.

The tax would only apply to foolish people Amirani, for their own good I might add. Think of all the lives that have been saved by taxing cigarettes heavily.

realitykeeper

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I shouldn’t have laughed but jesus, that was vicious

I know this is off topic but please please please refrain from taking the Lords name in vain. Call me a fool if you want but there is no excuse for blasphemy.

Always Tired

realitykeeper wrote: »

I know this is off topic but please please please refrain from taking the Lords name in vain. Call me a fool if you want but there is no excuse for blasphemy.

Good God you'll be wanting a blasphemy tax next.

PopePalpatine

Always Tired wrote: »

Good God you'll be wanting a blasphemy tax next.

Don't give him such lewd thoughts! He'll be flogging himself for hours now!

Major Lovechild

We already do.

Beasty

AllForIt wrote: »

That will be €10.50 please @realitykeeper

regards
Revenue

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing you're All For It

One eyed Jack

realitykeeper wrote: »

I know this is off topic but please please please refrain from taking the Lords name in vain. Call me a fool if you want but there is no excuse for blasphemy.

Ahh no rk I know you take a fair amount of flak around here but it’s a fair point, that wasn’t the way I intended it. Cheers!

ToddyDoody

realitykeeper wrote: »

Many things people do are really rather foolish. Should foolishness be identified and then taxed. Politicians who spend more than the country makes should be deemed foolish for doing so and taxed to pay this money back along with interest due. People who smoke could perhaps also have the foolish label applied to them by means of a smoking licence.

I know some people think smoking is not foolish, it is an addiction but others might disagree about the not-being-foolish part and if they win the argument, then the foolish tax could be applied and not only to smokers and foolish politicians but lots of people who do things which might be deemed foolish. Alcoholics, gamblers, debt defaulters and so on.

Am I wrong?

I'm sure this was on the statute books in the middle ages, at the discretion of the royal court.

In this day and age, the law is much more defined and sensible. It goes by how much money you have.

TheRepentent

realitykeeper wrote: »

I know this is off topic but please please please refrain from taking the Lords name in vain. Call me a fool if you want but there is no excuse for blasphemy.

Jaysus relax will you....

realitykeeper

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Don't give him such lewd thoughts! He'll be flogging himself for hours now!

On the contrary, a blasphemy tax is a very good idea but lets return to the topic at hand, the tax on foolishness.

realitykeeper

ToddyDoody wrote: »

I'm sure this was on the statute books in the middle ages, at the discretion of the royal court.

In this day and age, the law is much more defined and sensible. It goes by how much money you have.

Don`t I know! The law is biased against the rich. I say this with impartiality (I am not rich myself).

Eric Cartman

ToddyDoody wrote: »

I'm sure this was on the statute books in the middle ages, at the discretion of the royal court.

In this day and age, the law is much more defined and sensible. It goes by how much money you have.

basically yeah, if you live off the state you can do whatever you want and its the fault of your area etc...

buried

Cant see politicians going for this. Half of them would be dragged into the zone. You had one of these political party pisswallet fools abdicating from the dail voting commision of inquiry today because she had done the exact same thing as the two fools she had planned to grill.

One of these fools drove down a flight of steps for christ sakes.