Governments ultimately own everything simply because they have the guns.

I feel that inheritance tax is a good thing, however, it should not go to the treasury, but instead to the local authority. In this way it benefits the community they were a part of, rather than a meaningless black hole of untraceable generic funding, that is as likely to be spent on Boris Johnsons security guards as it is something actually worthwhile. I feel the same about funds of closed companies automatically going to the treasury. It should be used locally where they need the money.

You would increase inequality between areas in this way. Kensington and Chelsea would pick up millions Sunderland much less. Over the years the effect would be disastrous if the sums were large.

Nope. The most recent HMRC statistics show less than 4% of estates paid inheritance tax in 2020–21. This will probably rise to over 7% by 2032–33. Only the most wealthy estates pay it.

the most wealthy estates do not pay, they have trusts, declarations of agriculture or business.

that's why a third of the fucking country is in the hands of "nobility".

Because if you don't the entire wealth of the country would be in the hands of a tiny group of people living on inherited wealth and enjoying the benefits of rent and compound interest. I will lose a reasonable sum to inheritance tax on my death and although it's annoying I also recognise that it's unavoidable if we are going to have a society with any degree of equity or hope for 95% of people. Compound interest over 100s of years creates massive fortunes often in terms of land and property these are finite resources. You can also gift huge amounts to your children before you die, if you get rid ten years before you pop your clogs IHT doesn't get it.

people say this and they wont pay much after deductions. like how much money do you have? I bet its not enough to warrant the complaint. but in other news, why dont you complain about what they spend the money on? a healthy tax base and actually interesting spending is great, you build pretty great place to live that way. Instead its gazilllions in civil service wages for them to do nonsense tasks for 60 years. or NHS spending that allows people with a bent toe to get sattelite laser surgery costing 5trillion. shit like that, complain about spending not tax.

Does it not bother you that your inheritance has already been taxed by the person it belonged to, then again once inherited by that same government?..

It's total unacceptable, morally and ethically wrong on many levels..

I couldn't care if they want to spend however much on certain things, what I do care about is getting scammed by the government by taking a double stab at you with your inheritance.


Look at pensions now, working all your life paying stamp for pensions. Once you retire and you start claiming it, you get taxed again?

Can someone else surely see the wrong doing by here?..

If someone dies they want you to pay tax, if you get paid they want you to pay tax, even when you bloody eat you pay taxes, good job there isn't a sleeping tax aswel ffs

I'd prefer not to have my money stolen in the 1st place than beseeching to a plutocracy to get a little back.

in those countries you apparently despise the worst narco terrorists dribble out these same trinkets. yet they don't come close to the kill rate. governments are by far the largest murderers on the planet and taxes (effectively collected at gunpoint) are what pay for it. this has been consistent throughout history.

but hell yes id be happy to pay for parks, recreation and lots of things short of murder and plutonic corruption.

The infrastructure of the country is what has allowed an individual to accumulate the wealth. If someone is so greedy that they think it is preposterous to pay inheritance tax they are free to live elsewhere. The problem of the ultra-wealthy finding ways around paying any taxes at all is another issue of course. And yes the country is still mired in feudalism hence the landed gentry still being around and anachronisms such as hereditary peers sitting in the house of lords.

Free to live elsewhere?

Governments claim ownership of you at birth (many insist you pay taxes even if you don't live in them). And no, there is no freedom to enter any country let alone reside in them.

Nobody's taxing a dead person, they're free to take it with them.

Unearned wealth and unearned status keep us in our servitude.

You got off lightly, my usual method involves buying btc then transferring to an electrum wallet. My usual £44 transaction ended up costing £80 in fees just to get it through the system and out of limbo... even with a £20 network fee last night from electrum to here it still took 8 hours to clear.... (I paid extra in the end to get it past the post). I guess it pays to stay clued up with what's going on in the world of Bitcoin.

I feel your pain. Its crazy!

I'm getting quoted a $28 fee with exodus. Yesterday it was $38 but it's still too high at $28. Its normally around $3.

Yeah I know, I've read the replies here, but I still don't understand will the fees go down? I use Coinbase and its never been that high for me?

It's coinbase i use. Fee's never been so high

Legends! My New Years Eve smoke has just landed via next day delivery!

Beautiful example of an old school silver haze! and the Dawg is sticky and sour just like it should be..

Cheers for for coming back early to make sure we have smoke for tonight (New Years Eve) 👍✌️👊🙏🤤

(Sorry to see some of you didn’t make it in time ☹️)

I got mine NDD also even after being too late
Top Vendor with some lovely smoke
the Alien dawg is top dawg

ah dam missed it by 30min
wish saw this first
Result they sent it anyway

Ah fuck man, just ordered a Q and didn’t see this post, I made order this morning on early hours of 30th. Reckon you could still send it out today?

Yeh same here mate, all good :)

loving the hash bundle, all strains clearly labelled. Can't pick a favourite - riff, lemon or gold. Fourth purchase with BB UK - Happy customer