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The sorts of people who get recruited by political causes as celebrity supporters – television personalities, comedians and the like – should have to pay a special “fame levy” of around 20 per cent of their income. This tax would reflect the fact that they get paid to do really cool things, and are at the same time asked to opine about politics without the bother of getting themselves elected to anything.
It would, however, be voluntary. All the celebrities would need to do, to avoid the toll, is sign a public declaration to the effect that they wanted to opt out.
They’d be free to sign or not to sign. Either way, the rest of us would know whether or not to take them seriously when they assured us that they “wouldn’t mind paying a bit more tax” in order to “make society fairer”.
I R A Darth Aggie
at April 25, 2015 12:23 PM
Company canceled bowling league for everyone because a few members got arrested.
While I support the rights of GoFundMe to not do business with or for someone they don't want to; the same standard should have been used for the bakery.
This is hypocrisy - forcing the bakers to do business they don't want to do; but, allow GoFundMe to not do business with anyone they don't want to.
Hmmm...a fame tax:
I R A Darth Aggie at April 25, 2015 12:23 PM
Company canceled bowling league for everyone because a few members got arrested.
Wait, it was a college and a frat.
Same principle though.
http://www.ufl.edu/spotlights/uf-fraternity-interim-suspended-during-investigation-of-misconduct-charge.html
lujlp at April 25, 2015 1:23 PM
I think it's time the airlines raised their prices.
Dis
gusting.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at April 25, 2015 4:38 PM
"Irony" or "Keep your cake and eat it too"
GoFundMe has cut off a campaign to raise money for an Oregon bakery that was fined for refusing to bake for a lesbian wedding.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/25/sweet-cakes-christian-owned-bakery-gofundme-drive-/?page=all#pagebreak
While I support the rights of GoFundMe to not do business with or for someone they don't want to; the same standard should have been used for the bakery.
This is hypocrisy - forcing the bakers to do business they don't want to do; but, allow GoFundMe to not do business with anyone they don't want to.
charles at April 25, 2015 6:14 PM
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