BoosBlixem

Nature and Love above all else.
Husband. Programmer.

[BoosBlixem @boosblixem]

@LaNativePatriot Dead on arrival

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@1Thepowerrace @TuckerCarlson No... Tucker is not part of the ANC agenda.

They have destabilized SA with the help of the Rupert Family

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@1982Logos @TuckerCarlson Every.... Single... Time

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Read a bit...
If you understand....

Land ownership statistics from the 2017 audit show whites hold about 72% of individually owned agricultural holdings where race was identifiable, but this covers only around one-third of total land; broader analyses indicate whites own roughly 21-22% overall, with the state holding the largest share

State holds the most land countrywide...

Please inform yourself better before attempting to speak on these matters.

[BoosBlixem @boosblixem]

@charles_maddock Optimized the code and removed x amount.. and added x amount.

[Khangisa (Prof. ) @Siyakhangisa]

48%.

That is the effective tax burden on someone earning R30,000 a month in South Africa. Same rate as someone earning R432,000 a month in a top European country.

The numbers sound wrong. They are not.

​​Where the 48% comes from.​​

PAYE is what people see on the payslip. It is not the whole picture.

VAT - 15% on almost everything. Every swipe. Every fill-up. Most people do not think of VAT as a tax. It is the largest single source of government revenue after income tax.

Fuel levy - built into every litre. Petrol at R26.92 inland includes roughly R3.80 in fuel levy and Road Accident Fund levy. That is a tax on getting to work.

Then there are the charges that look like fees but function like taxes. E-tolls. Municipal surcharges. Electricity tariffs with embedded levies.

Add the visible and the invisible - you get 48%.

​​The key difference with Europe.​​

In the Netherlands. In Denmark. In Germany. High taxes come with a social contract.

Free tertiary education. Universal healthcare that does not require medical aid. Childcare subsidies. Paid parental leave that covers an actual year. Robust unemployment support.

You pay 45%. And you get services back.

In South Africa you pay 48%. And then you pay again - privately.

Medical aid because public healthcare is collapsed. Security because policing is broken. Private schools because public education cannot be trusted. Solar panels or a generator because Eskom cannot guarantee power. Water tanks because the municipality cannot guarantee supply.

The middle-class earner pays twice. Once in tax. Once in escape.

​​Who actually pays.​​

There are about 8.3 million personal income taxpayers in South Africa. A relatively small slice of the population. The top earners supply most of the revenue.

Corporations optimise. The wealthy structure. Offshore trusts. Semigration. Emigration. The R30,000 earner cannot escape - it comes out before they see the money.

The base is narrow. The burden is concentrated. The services are not.

​​Why it accumulated this way.​​

No one designed this system. It grew.

Income tax funds the general budget. VAT funds the general budget. Fuel levy funds roads and the general budget. Each mechanism made sense when it was introduced. Each one expanded quietly.

Raising income tax visibly upsets people. Raising VAT is less visible - it is embedded in the price. Raising fuel levy is buried in the pump price. Municipal charges are non-negotiable.

The objective was not fairness to the middle class. It was revenue extraction with minimum political friction.

​​The uncomfortable part.​​

This is not a policy failure. It is a policy success. The system extracts efficiently. It offends quietly. And the people who carry it do not have the means to opt out.

The question is not whether 48% is too high.

It is how long the R30,000 earner can pay twice - once in tax and once in escape - before something breaks.

[Skriptkeeper Music @Skriptkeeper17]

Wait, did he say special punishment for those who believe in and worship Jesus Christ?
Wow 😮

[сняis сндмеLеои @chrischameleon]

i would not have fought as hard as i did against apartheid if i had known it was merely race conscious

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

Hey @grok

How many Israeli troops have EVER fought alongside Americans in wars their government heavily PUSHED Washington to launch?

Start with the NUMBER.

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

Hey @grok

According to a 2010 UN report, which country subjected a CHILD to torture with ELECTRICAL CABLES ON HIS GENITALS while in detention?

Start with the country.

[Mandy @rabbimandyx]

Hey @Grok, Jesus called these people children of Hell. What was the religion they started that 99% of Jews adhere to today?

Concise. No spin.

[BoosBlixem @boosblixem]

@AbsWifey1776 @facebook @Meta Uploads everything online to a platform...
Suprised when data is used by said platform in nefarious ways.

Stop posting your lives on the internet.. and most of all.. stop being dumb.

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@RealDonKeith Uhm.... Maybe just run him over?

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@TurnipInTheWild As a player with a perfect achievement on ER. This video just made my day.

Well done

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@clairomariashi You are all wrong...

Its those albinauric crawlers that sound like an overzealous asmatic as they crawl toward you.

Before he grabs you and then violates you!

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@AdamCrigler Its fun when you start playing... But gets shallow real quick.

Plus.. you can go to creative mode.. build yourself up.. swap to normal mode with creative gear.

So no point in working hard for gear.. no sense of achievement.. uninstalled.

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@JFrankensteiner Sinkhole or tunnel collapse... ??

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

Hey @grok

Is this man JEWISH by any chance?

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@XeroState At this point I really see no reason to keep fueling this blatant moneygrab they call a "game"

[BoosBlixem @boosblixem]

Man...
We are in the same boat.
It resolved the moment I decided to choose dedicated timeslots to play. Weekends only.

Then comes the mental part. In this timeframe... You do not think about what needs to be done.

You simply enjoy the game.
Once you get up and the weekend is over. You return to work mode. Do all you can.

This feeling only comes when in your heart you know you could have done more during the week.