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[ColinEssex]

I've committed crimes too. I think everyone has.
What % of your income do you pay in taxes or did you in past years generally speaking after everything is said and done?

The UK basic tax rate is 20% on income up to £50,000 P/A. The first £12,500 is tax free (called Personal Allowance). So I pay basic tax rate, deducted at source. The tax rate rises the more you earn.
In the 1960's, The Beatles were paying 90% of their income in tax.
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If you are self employed you need to show audited accounts of income and tax due and submit tax returns by 31st January every year, you are also audited by HM Inspector of Taxes to show you are not on the fiddle. As well as income tax, you need to pay VAT (value added tax) if your business earnings are above the VAT threshold. Income tax is calculated on profit, VAT is calculated on business turnover.
Col

 

[Steve R.]

As a quizzical aside. The Bidens maintain that the money they received from China was "seed money". That could be considered a euphemism for bribe. Of course that depends on whether or not, the Bidens have actually established a valid business, like a tee-shirt factory. So far, no valid use of that money has been disclosed, which means that the payments in the absence of other information constituted a bribe - an illegal action.

The charges against Trump have not yet been formally revealed. Based on media reporting: the claim by Bragg is that Trump mischaracterized the payment to Ms. Daniels as a legal expense. A misdemeanor, a best. If that type of word play is considered legitimate for defining a crime by the Democrats, then the Bidens have covered-up a crime through their euphemistic "seed money" language.

 

[Isaac]

As a quizzical aside. The Bidens maintain that the money they received from China was "seed money". That could be considered a euphemism for bribe. Of course that depends on whether or not, the Bidens have actually established a valid business, like a tee-shirt factory. So far, no valid use of that money has been disclosed, which means that the payments in the absence of other information constituted a bribe - an illegal action.

The charges against Trump have not yet been formally revealed. Based on media reporting: the claim by Bragg is that Trump mischaracterized the payment to Ms. Daniels as a legal expense. A misdemeanor, a best. If that type of word play is considered legitimate for defining a crime by the Democrats, then the Bidens have covered-up a crime through their euphemistic "seed money" language.

Bragg has started a very very dangerous precedent.

A dozen prosecutors all over the country have 20 times as much evidence of crimes of all kinds of politicians on both sides certainly including Biden and clinton, and could arrest them tomorrow based on it and pretty easily get an indictment.

If that is totally appropriate to do, as Democrats are asserting, then I worry what is next for the nation?

 

[AccessBlaster]

After this current Democrat fiasco blows up because of lack of standing. We move on to Georgia's election fraud fiasco where the grand jury foreman has given interviews revealing information about the secret proceedings. After that one blows up we will move on to the next, wash rinse, and repeat the democrat mantra.

 

[Pat Hartman]

I'm getting the impression that they don't actually intend to conduct a trial. They simply want to use the legal system to tie up Trump and his people for years and of course make Trump spend time and money on this. Keep him in the public eye. Bring up charges from 50 years ago against his father. Trump needs to demand an immediate trial.

 

[AccessBlaster]

I feel like Trump has already anticipated all the possible Stormy Daniels scenarios prior to her signing the ND form. People routinely violate these agreements and contingency plans are filed away for future breaches. That's what business people do, expect the unexpected. It's a chess game that he seems to beat them in.

 

[Pat Hartman]

I'm pretty sure he didn't expect to be indicted for it 7 years later in an attempt to keep the negativity cloud murky to prevent him from running in 2024. I just mentioned in a different thread the fines paid by the DNC and Clinton for campaign finance violations surrounding the Steele lies they purchased. Apparently, this was not a crime worth turning into an indictment.

 

[Isaac]

How what happened? Someone said there was a leak. I just want to see it.

The information that was leaked turned out to be accurate when the indictment was revealed on Tuesday. However, the issue lies in the fact that grand jury indictments are meant to be kept confidential according to the law. While it's common for news organizations to receive leaked information beforehand, the release of such information goes against the secrecy of grand jury proceedings. As stated in New York Criminal Procedure Law § 190.25, no one, including grand jurors, is allowed to reveal any details about the nature or content of grand jury proceedings, unless they are required to do so as part of their official duties or receive written court approval.

 

[AccessBlaster]

CNN had all 34 charges before anyone, they seem to be the source for a lot government activity.

 

[Isaac]

CNN had all 34 charges before anyone, they seem to be the source for a lot government activity.

So the Democrats will indict brag right?

I'm not going to hold my breath

 

[Pat Hartman]

So, @jpl458 - there was a crime. The crime was leaking the charges ahead of the official indictment to the media. Or do you think that is OK because the person being persecuted is the evil orange man? Are you OK with prosecuting some crimes but not others? Why are we not prosecuting all the members of Congress who have had hush money payments made on their behalf? Why are those payments not campaign violations? The payments were made by the slush fund. That is ILLEGAL. Either the hush money is unreported income to the member's campaign or to himself!!! Why are they not Tax evasion cases? YOU paid the hush money. Do you not care that YOUR tax dollars went to pay hush money?

 

[Isaac]

Rewind this hypocrisy all the way back to when Al Sharpton was directly responsible for the shooting and burning of Freddy's.
(and before that Yankel Rosenbaum, Steven Pagones, Bernhard Goetz. Try it: "say their names").

Prosecute and imprison Sharpton, who has caused more hatred than most religions combined, the majority of it unfounded, and been directly involved in the deaths and maiming of multiple people and incited millions more in rioting.

Then we can talk about hypocrisy and move forward...

 

[moke123]

rewind this hypocrisy all the way back to when Al Sharpton was directly responsible for the shooting and burning of Freddy's.

Haven't thought about Freddys in years. I had some involvement in that. Horrendous scene.

 

[Isaac]

Haven't thought about Freddys in years. I had some involvement in that. Horrendous scene.

Goodness ... Sorry to hear you had to go through that, hope you did not get hurt.

 

[moke123]

Professionally, not personally.