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Messenger: Ignorant/Wise Rasta Youth Sent: 11/23/2020 8:29:38 AM
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Wah gwaan

One Love to all the I's

I was wondering what the I's think about taxes?

As INI look at it, every I is born to be free. As soon as you are forced to pay for something you don't wanna pay for, your liberties will be stolen. So I am against taxes.

My dilemma with taxes is that it also helps people to get the same education, medical care etc and that's why the left wing usually advertise that dem a take care of the poor.

And those who are against tax are always represented as Trump supporters who stand and scream "NO TAX! THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY BLA BLA!". I'm for the poor so I don't speak for the TS's. Tax is always seen as an instrument that helps the poor, yet it's the poor and the middle class who end up being taxed.

When you pay taxes, you pay for wars in the Middle East, the police who misuse their resources, Your country's influence on Africa and a lot of other Babylonian stuff that you don't wanna give your money to.

I would be able to create my own good pension if I didn't have to pay for the "national pension" every month. I could help my kids and family if the tax authorities were not to rob me every month. (I'm talking about myself in the future because I'm not even at the age where I pay taxes yet)

As I said earlier: I am for the poor. Therefore, I still want EVERYONE to get the same education and medical care, but I think we can do it in other ways. Maybe through private groups and movements of which one can be a member.

I know Haile Selassie also used taxes, but I think there may be other reasons for that in relation to the situation the country was in.

Hope InI can get some of your views on the topic

Give Thanks

Haile Selassie 1.
RasTafari


Messenger: Mr Jam Sent: 11/26/2020 11:26:34 PM
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Taxes have been round for some time now,
Even in Haile Selassie reign. the government would collect taxes,
though they may not of been as heavy as we dealing with now.

As the land belonged to the king, as right of the throne,
so it was said that anything you can give from your harvest, you give a little, to help with the upkeep of the country,

nowadays we see in england,
1million pounds of tax payers money spent on a parliamentary gym.
and other such disappointments,

i dont think any1 is for taxes, when they are spent in this way,
tell me,
how do you go about not paying ?


Messenger: Ignorant/Wise Rasta Youth Sent: 11/30/2020 4:02:19 AM
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Mr Jam

Give Thanks

What do you mean with your last question: "how do you go about not paying ?"

Are you asking how else to make a society work if it isn't for tax?


Messenger: Jahcub I Sent: 12/2/2020 7:03:05 AM
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Blessed Love Bredren,

You said, "Tax is always seen as an instrument that helps the poor, yet it's the poor and the middle class who end up being taxed."

Well here in the USA, the very poor don't have to pay taxes (they can claim tax exempt in the begining of the year and if they also don't earn enough money for the year, then they don't have to file taxes at the end of the year). Nor does anyone have to pay taxes if they can come up with enough tax right offs and credits, like charity donations and such.

Thing is most people don't learn about tax laws, write-offs, and credits. The "poor" often have a poor mindset. If the poor took time for learn some financial education, then they could think and act "rich".

The USA has a financial system that is based on debts and credits. It is not actually based/backed on anything physical; that is the US dollar is not backed by gold or silver or some other resource. The US dollar is based on debt and credit and the people are the resource.

The people are bond servants to the system, and if the people don't take them time to educate themselves on how to operate in the system, or how to use the system to their advantage; then the system designed to keep you as a bond servant.

All that being said, I think it is best to live in the hills, the forest, out in nature away from the city. Build a home/shelter that works with the nature and not against it. Grow your food and also forage, live and work with the environment in a holistic way.

And if you have to live in the city, then bring nature back to the city. Harness Sun's energy. Grow food, setup rainwater harvesting systems, use rainwater for showering and such, create grey water systems to help water your plants. Create a holistic system that works with Earth and not against it. When InI do so, the Earth provides us with abundance. With that abundance InI can share it and InI can also make profit off it. If InI take care of the Earth the Earth will take care of InI.

InI need to create and participate in RastafarI systems; thus making the Babylon systems obsolete.



Messenger: Ignorant/Wise Rasta Youth Sent: 12/2/2020 7:43:40 AM
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Give Thanks Jahcub I

"Tax is always seen as an instrument that helps the poor, yet it's the poor and the middle class who end up being taxed."

-INI apologize for that sentence as it's too broad. What I meant was that mega-companies and businessmen like Trump often have a deal with the government avoiding paying taxes.

"And if you have to live in the city, then bring nature back to the city. Harness Sun's energy. Grow food, setup rainwater harvesting systems, use rainwater for showering and such, create grey water systems to help water your plants."

- Well InI live inna di city, but I man don't know how to plant my own food when I don't have a garden. I only have my window sill, but there I grow my ganja. I am vegan and try to eat as Ital / organic and local as possible, but it's difficult and expensive. I have considered a bit of growing food at nurseries in the city in my spare time as a resort.


Messenger: Jahcub I Sent: 12/2/2020 9:29:24 AM
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Those companies and businessmen know the tax laws and how to use those laws to their advantage. Any company or businessman can do the same. Most people however do not take the time to educate themselves on tax laws and financial education. If they don't have the time to get educated on such matters, then it would benefit them to hire a knowledgeable accountant and/or lawyer to help them with their taxes.


Growing food/garden in pots, or in a community garden, or starting a community garden, or growing a garden in a neighbors yard are possibilities. There are ways to grow food on the side of a building or on your roof. Where there is a will there is a way. The nurseries are a good idea, just try your best and grow it as close to your home as possible, so you can access it and tend to it as needed.

Blessed Love Bredren
JAH Guidance


Messenger: Ignorant/Wise Rasta Youth Sent: 12/2/2020 11:24:34 AM
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Give Thanks Idren

One Love
One Heart

RasTafarI


Messenger: Black Christ in Flesh Sent: 12/2/2020 3:36:40 PM
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Give to Caesar (the anti christ) what belong to Caesar, and to Jah his due.


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