Yep, central govt blames local councils, who blame central govt. You still have to pay, they still get away with charging you for stuff they didn’t provide – its a scam and you get locked up if you disagree.
Councils warn of spiralling cost of street lighting and pothole repairs due to increasing energy cost and inflation
Councils are facing massive increases in costs due to spiralling inflation and the increase in energy costs, the Local Government Association (LGA) are warning today.
What to do if you’re unhappy with poor service, what your rights are, what to say to the trader, how to get your money back, how to take the complaint further.
After World War II, flight would bring together a continent torn apart by conflict. The so-called golden age of air travel connected countries and gave millions of citizens across Europe relatively low-cost air travel. But there was another cost, and fast forward 70 years aviation is responsible for... Read more
The home of SUVs will be ruled by fossil fuels for a while. Indeed, GM and Ford might be counting on it if a look at last year’s annual profits are any indication, Jonathan Guilford writes.
It’s shite eh. Though I feel it respectful to complain on time each year to ensure they don’t face an unexpected busy period, that would cause a backlog and inconvenience to other users of the service.
Hands up if you enjoy paying taxes? You don’t?! Well, you wouldn’t be alone. Taxation is about as desirable as tooth extraction for most of us, and rather less preventable. As Christians we might even be tempted to regard taxation as something from which we, as aliens (1 Peter 2:11), should be... Read more
…So Jesus says to them, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
So, Jesus did not oppose the payment of taxes. In fact, Jesus paid taxes. We turn to Matthew (who, by the way, was a tax collector before being called to become one of Jesus’ disciples) again. Matthew 17: 24-27 relates the story of a group of tax collectors asking St. Peter, “Does your teacher pay the … tax?” Peter’s answer, “Of course,” is followed by Jesus instructing Peter as follows: ” … go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes.”
Pay the emporor in fish, pay God in love, pay the church with money. Easy. Stop complaining!
Learn What Jesus and the Bible Say About Paying Taxes
Hong Kong’s legislature has approved plans to impose a garbage levy, charging households for rubbish disposal according to the volume they produce. The new scheme, approved on Thursday, means Hongkongers will have to pay for designated bags in which to dispose of their rubbish. The bags will come ... Read more
It’s been done! Several state authorities and local authorities in the U.S have a trash tax system, which can be effective at encouraging recycling and discouraging waste production.
TRASH TAXES, SUCH AS the $4 per ton tipping fee tax increase approved last June by the Pennsylvania legislature, are being touted as a new revenue stream for state governments. They are promoted for various reasons. One reason is that garbage is Tax it and people will make less garbage and recycle m... Read more
You do know that motorcycles speak right? It’s a form of communication. But yes, often too loud and often illegal. Just not upheld like many of the laws they make.
Yeah this really works. They tried the idea out in Paris a while back and things are getting better. More of a deterrent though. The sensors should be signposted to remind noisy bikers.
Paris suburb pioneers ‘noise radar’ to fine roaring motorcycles
Motorcycles thundering through residential neighborhoods, revving their engines and waking up every child in the street, may soon be a thing of the past in France. A Paris suburb is trying out a new system that can identify noisy vehicles, pinpoint their location and automatically...
While noise cameras are typically set up to detect any noisy vehicles, the devices in Paris are specifically targeting motorcycles with one set up in Saint-Forget, a hilly rural area near Paris popular with riders.
The Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 prohibits the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
In the UK, the noise limit for a motorbike is set at 80dB, with an extra 6dB added to account for mechanical noise.
An Act to prohibit the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
I get an itemised summary of council tax spend every year – I agree, the central government should do this too if they want to be seen as more accountable. Good idea for the UK at least.
Monash University researchers have developed an apple-picking robot that displayed a better than 85 per cent success rate in field trials over February and March at Fankhauser Apples in Drouin, Victoria.
Zipcar is an alternative to traditional car ownership where you can rent our cars on demand and pay by the minute, hour or day. Car sharing is wheels when you want them, convenient to you
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Agreed, it’s more of a handy perk, rather than a God-given right. Man the Govt is useless when it comes to so many protected organizations. We should have new amendments every time we spot a flaw in the law.
Blame our stupid, lack-of-foresight constitution and its countless amendments made to try to fix it’s naivety.
“The reasoning behind making churches tax-exempt and unburdened by IRS procedures stems from a First Amendment-based concern to prevent government involvement with religion.”
By John Ferguson, Contributing Writer Updated August 2008 (Author’s note: Throughout this section “church” is used to mean any place of worship, such as a mosque, synagogue, temple, etc. It
Pensioners get more than half of our government spending. They are only a third of the population. This is how the government try to get some back for the rest of us.
Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke revealed the changes, which will be brought in over two years, will affect everyone born between 6 April 1970 and 5 A...
Supermarkets may be convenient, but they just aren’t the best place to shop for meat. And they may not be the best place to purchase seafood, either. Buy it from a reputable fishmonger if possible. If you don’t live near a fishmonger, however, the supermarket seafood is probably safe.11 Reasons ... Read more
Yeah, fishmongers and butchers deserve a tax break – BUT ONLY IF THEIR SOURCES ARE SUSTAINABLE. We also need more people to shop local wherever they live, Its a growing problem in south west England.
Connecting the public to local, sustainable seafood – The Fishmongers’ Company
In the UK, unless you rack up over 7000 miles per year, you are going to be overcharged. Another incentive to burn fossil fuels at the cost of others. I can’t wait until the petrochemical industry guys get stung up, they have already been knocked off the rich-list by digital pioneers. There day will come.
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Not sure who would dish out the licences, but you wouldn’t need one. None of the existing countries asked for permission, the trick is being recognised by others as one. Nice idea though, if I was Rich I would consider going it alone. I think Richard Brandson created his own island in order to do that – no not the virgin islands lol.
Asgardia is a self-proclaimed “Space Nation”. Not sure what exactly that means but they didn’t get a licence and only really need to be recognised as a nation. However it is borderless, so anyone that claims to be an Asgardian is still under the jurisdiction of their actual nation.
Asgardia is a free borderless model of society, with knowledge, intelligence, science and the recognition of the ultimate value of each human life at its very core.
Currently you don’t need a licence to start your own country, state or nation, however it will only be recognised as such if you convince other nations to recognise you as a sovreign entity and to do that you would most likely need to join the UN. So not that likely, but it has been done…
Branson did buy an island to impress a woman, he didn’t build it and he won’t be able to turn it into a country. Agreed, no licences are needed, but why not? Should be allowable if you own it and nobody that lives there objects.
President’s campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley says Democratic candidate ‘can’t ever buy a way out of his 47 years’ worth of failure in elected office’
As far as I know the UK Govt don’t provide loans or mortgages to help you buy a house – however, they do have a scheme that helps you raise money for a deposit. From there you are at the whim of the private sector with its rates and risks.
Help to Buy and affordable home ownership schemes to help first-time buyers and home movers - equity loan, mortgage guarantee and ISA, shared ownership
The sports sector should pay its own way in the pandemic, argues Tsjalle van der Burg (University of Twente), by levying a tax on top players’ salaries once the worst of the crisis is over. S…
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
Jail breeds crime = more customers for the businesses that profit from correction facilities…. “A U.S. Sentencing Commission report on recidivism among federal prisoners, released on January 24, 2019, showed that nearly 64% of prisoners who had been convicted of violent offenses were arrested within eight years compared with about 40% of those convicted of nonviolent offenses”
Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates | Prison Legal News
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
Does smoking cost as much as it makes for the Treasury?
Exclusive: FOI data shows scale of problem, ahead of planned launch of counter-corruption unit to tackle offences including bringing drugs into prisons
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
The retail giant is introducing a digital receipt service across its 4,200 US stores, enabling shoppers to store a digital version of their receipt in a mobile app by scanning a QR code on their paper receipt or by entering their mobile number at the point of sale. Customers will then be able to use... Read more
Hmm, good idea but there is a major grey area to consider – Like the loopholes that allow profiteers class their organization as a religion or charity, for tax purposes – The idea of the “paid volunteer” could be a bad thing…
Is the altruistic spirit of volunteerism its own rewards, or should volunteers receive tax deductions and/or incentives? A Canadian bill raises several interesting questions.
WIth National Clean Air Day taking place today (21 June) we take a look at the dangers of engine idling and how you can help clean your local area’s air
Sounds picky but these guys DOUBLE the amount of pollution compared to outside the taxi rank – with a single choice.
From the linked article ” The initial results showed pollution inside a ranking taxi is twice as high as compared to outside the taxi. Also, taxis ranked behind an electric taxi, or a taxi with its’ engine off, had lower pollution levels inside the taxi, in comparison to a driver parked behind a taxi whose diesel engine was on.”
Tests show health impact of engine idling and electric cabs on London’
The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) joined forces with Camden Council to monitor taxi drivers’ exposure to air pollution whilst working, and to warn
looks like rich landowners have managed to lobby the government into giving themselves another extra bonus. Crazy, spend it on affordable housing so they can’t keep upping the price of houses and keeping the majority of the population renting, and funding the rich.
Government to end Local Housing Allowance rate freeze after four years
Yeah, its a scam that channels more of the welfare budget to the rich – and at the same time demonising those who can’t find work.
” At over £25 billion it is one of the biggest and fastest-growing parts of the welfare bill. That is a huge sum of money: more than we spend on the police, roads and buying military equipment combined. “
People who live in the city of London can now vote, but urrr, they vote for a corporation to run the show, rather than a representative in parliament. Funny (rigged) old world.
In July 2003, at a series of meetings in Brussels and Strasbourg, EU lawmakers adopted an Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to help combat climate change.
CAP AND TRADE
A government sets a ceiling, or cap, on the total amount of carbon emissions it will allow in a certain time period. Companies who want to increase their emissions must buy permits from those companies who are polluting less.
CARBON TAX
A fee imposed by the government on each tonne of CO2 emitted by companies. Simpler to implement than a cap and trade system, but less popular with companies.
Tax havens are a bad thing for everyone other than the money maker. But yeah, who has power to close them down. Maybe Trump if he gets jealous of others who are making more than he is.
Nicholas Shaxson explains why the many billions attracted by tax havens do harm to sending and receiving nations alike, and how best to tackle this global economic challenge.
So Dubai islands are still empty – why not just make a single office block that people use as a postal address for their tax avoidance needs. Rather than hotels that are sinking.
Love this idea, there is plenty of room in the sea and plenty of countries that would love to attract billionaires – and now the tech is available to just make new artificial islands. You saw it here first I guess. Who will make the first one?
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This is being tested in Oregon – “Instead of paying Oregon’s 30 cents a gallon fuel tax, drivers enrolled in the scheme pay 1.5 cents per mile driven. They receive a monthly rebate or are presented with an invoice depending on whether their road-charging bill is higher or lower than the tax paid.”
Lessons on road congestion from Oregon, Singapore and London
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau also says that you can cancel the service – try doing that with council tax and you’ll go to jail.
Yep, central govt blames local councils, who blame central govt. You still have to pay, they still get away with charging you for stuff they didn’t provide – its a scam and you get locked up if you disagree.
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 says that services must be provided with reasonable care and skill.
HEHE, LEADING THE WAY IN URR, SLOUGH!
Airlines should also start paying taxes, given how much carbon they emit into the atmosphere.
I love this idea of a traffic congestion tax! It can reduce pollution and the amount of traffic on the road.
The U.S. has a gas guzzler tax. However, given how many fuel-inefficient vehicles the country has, it seems effective!
Gas guzzlers are a menace that needs to be contained if we are to have any hope of saving the planet!
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-03-01/editorial-to-save-the-planet-from-climate-change-gas-guzzlers-have-to-die
Everyone, and their mum hates the taxman, we should all unite against the common enemy! heh.
It’s shite eh. Though I feel it respectful to complain on time each year to ensure they don’t face an unexpected busy period, that would cause a backlog and inconvenience to other users of the service.
Thank God!
…So Jesus says to them, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
So, Jesus did not oppose the payment of taxes. In fact, Jesus paid taxes. We turn to Matthew (who, by the way, was a tax collector before being called to become one of Jesus’ disciples) again. Matthew 17: 24-27 relates the story of a group of tax collectors asking St. Peter, “Does your teacher pay the … tax?” Peter’s answer, “Of course,” is followed by Jesus instructing Peter as follows: ” … go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes.”
Pay the emporor in fish, pay God in love, pay the church with money. Easy. Stop complaining!
Hong Kong is in the process of introducing a garbage tax that will tax households based on the amount of trash they produce.
The U.K. wanted to implement something similar a while back. Don’t know if it is in effect yet.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/oct/30/waste.recycling1
It’s been done! Several state authorities and local authorities in the U.S have a trash tax system, which can be effective at encouraging recycling and discouraging waste production.
You do know that motorcycles speak right? It’s a form of communication. But yes, often too loud and often illegal. Just not upheld like many of the laws they make.
According to this they do – another way for the govt to generate revenue from crime. Good idea!
Yeah this really works. They tried the idea out in Paris a while back and things are getting better. More of a deterrent though. The sensors should be signposted to remind noisy bikers.
While noise cameras are typically set up to detect any noisy vehicles, the devices in Paris are specifically targeting motorcycles with one set up in Saint-Forget, a hilly rural area near Paris popular with riders.
The Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 prohibits the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
In the UK, the noise limit for a motorbike is set at 80dB, with an extra 6dB added to account for mechanical noise.
How will licencing something help towards abolishing it? It’s just an agreement to pay bribe money in order not to be prosecuted right?
Seek and you will find…..
Agreed, and they should link to resources like this so it is easier to understand.
I get an itemised summary of council tax spend every year – I agree, the central government should do this too if they want to be seen as more accountable. Good idea for the UK at least.
A friend once told me that being a man meant two things: taking care of your loved ones and burying your dead. Everything else flows from that. https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/why-are-men-violent-science-society/
Fact Check – Most victims of serious crime are male. So this would just take money from the victims. Think again, or think harder.
Women already pay over the odds compared to men – see link. Maybe this would equal things up. But it would still be somewhat unfair.
Paying for the sins of our mothers…. Women selected violent sexual partners to populate the world. And you are still blaming us for existing?
AND THE WINNER IS…. Not a robot, but over the top all the same.
if you want useless robots, where better to go than tik tok. this is funny
ban them? no. give them an award. it may lead to more useful applications.
Have on spot fines for non facts. But killing fledgling AI like chat would be kinda cruel.
Artificial intelligence multiplies the number of skills that any person can have.
(5 upvotes)AI Detectors and Warnings
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(6 upvotes)An AI Generated ‘Theory of Everything’
(7 upvotes)AI Price Negotiator
(28 upvotes)AI personal stylist to help customers shop for clothing and fashion accessories
(7 upvotes)A social network for AI
(4 upvotes)Not going to happen as its impossible to police, but car sharing will get more common the more expensive motoring is for single people.
Just share your ride and half the cost. Easy
Agreed, it’s more of a handy perk, rather than a God-given right. Man the Govt is useless when it comes to so many protected organizations. We should have new amendments every time we spot a flaw in the law.
Blame our stupid, lack-of-foresight constitution and its countless amendments made to try to fix it’s naivety.
“The reasoning behind making churches tax-exempt and unburdened by IRS procedures stems from a First Amendment-based concern to prevent government involvement with religion.”
Pensioners get more than half of our government spending. They are only a third of the population. This is how the government try to get some back for the rest of us.
Education would help too. Not many people know what they are actually paying for when buying from supermarkets, its an eye-opener.
Yeah, fishmongers and butchers deserve a tax break – BUT ONLY IF THEIR SOURCES ARE SUSTAINABLE. We also need more people to shop local wherever they live, Its a growing problem in south west England.
In the UK, unless you rack up over 7000 miles per year, you are going to be overcharged. Another incentive to burn fossil fuels at the cost of others. I can’t wait until the petrochemical industry guys get stung up, they have already been knocked off the rich-list by digital pioneers. There day will come.
Premiums ARE based on milage, somewhat.
Not sure who would dish out the licences, but you wouldn’t need one. None of the existing countries asked for permission, the trick is being recognised by others as one. Nice idea though, if I was Rich I would consider going it alone. I think Richard Brandson created his own island in order to do that – no not the virgin islands lol.
Asgardia is a self-proclaimed “Space Nation”. Not sure what exactly that means but they didn’t get a licence and only really need to be recognised as a nation. However it is borderless, so anyone that claims to be an Asgardian is still under the jurisdiction of their actual nation.
A space junk shame list
(5 upvotes)Make Space Peaceful Again – Disband Trump’s Space Force
(8 upvotes)Licences to set up new countries – supported by a global ‘nation’ tax
(1 upvotes)Create a nation that doesn’t strive only for financial growth
(1 upvotes)Currently you don’t need a licence to start your own country, state or nation, however it will only be recognised as such if you convince other nations to recognise you as a sovreign entity and to do that you would most likely need to join the UN. So not that likely, but it has been done…
Branson did buy an island to impress a woman, he didn’t build it and he won’t be able to turn it into a country. Agreed, no licences are needed, but why not? Should be allowable if you own it and nobody that lives there objects.
But wouldn’t business owners just pay themselves a low rate to dodge tax? It may create more loopholes than already exist. Don’t think it could work.
Hmm correlation or causation. tricky to know if retiring early makes you last longer, I suppose it is bound to.
… and if the Brits had decided to keep it? ala Hearts of Iron.
‘Keeping’ it real, with the oldies.
lmao you can buy that silly hat. should be a bowler though…
Limited vocabulary for someone who likes to speak…
Consumption tax is what they are calling sales tax now, sounds better right?
Didn’t think of that, but the old idea of ditching income tax has its merits too. After all, it’s not a crime to make money, just to spend it.
They only provide the help to buy – ie a loan to get a loan. hmm
As far as I know the UK Govt don’t provide loans or mortgages to help you buy a house – however, they do have a scheme that helps you raise money for a deposit. From there you are at the whim of the private sector with its rates and risks.
Now is the time to start taxing big sports earners fairly… https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2020/06/15/help-all-sports-clubs-now-tax-professional-clubs-later/
Not likely – currently ManUnited are likely to get govt (our) money, like they need it….
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
Jail breeds crime = more customers for the businesses that profit from correction facilities…. “A U.S. Sentencing Commission report on recidivism among federal prisoners, released on January 24, 2019, showed that nearly 64% of prisoners who had been convicted of violent offenses were arrested within eight years compared with about 40% of those convicted of nonviolent offenses”
Smokers pay more than they spend in the NHS. Put that in your pipe and have a good ole drag!
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
More bums on seats, more money – the consequences don’t matter the idea of prison needs to be looked at again – especially in the US.
Who thought prisons were about correction? They are a money-making op
Hmmmm, you can get away with not paying tax by coercing your doc into saying you are “disabled”. Still able to drive though huh?
It exists but you need to keep a car 40 YEARS!
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
Lots of businesses have saved a huge spend on offices and facilities and yet, its the workers who pay the bill.
Interesting idea, kind of makes sense
Walmart has something similar.
Digibon have the right idea, not sure it will take off though.
In the United States, volunteers can file for tax credit, but only on unreimbursed expenses incurred during their charitable work.
Hmm, good idea but there is a major grey area to consider – Like the loopholes that allow profiteers class their organization as a religion or charity, for tax purposes – The idea of the “paid volunteer” could be a bad thing…
Its a common problem, there are no easy ways to make them take it away in the UK
Yeah, they “Face” prosecution for idling, but how many actually get nicked and forced to pay something back for the deaths? not sure.
40,000 deaths a year in the UK are linked to air pollution
Yep, that’s your kids and mine.
Sounds picky but these guys DOUBLE the amount of pollution compared to outside the taxi rank – with a single choice.
From the linked article ” The initial results showed pollution inside a ranking taxi is twice as high as compared to outside the taxi. Also, taxis ranked behind an electric taxi, or a taxi with its’ engine off, had lower pollution levels inside the taxi, in comparison to a driver parked behind a taxi whose diesel engine was on.”
looks like rich landowners have managed to lobby the government into giving themselves another extra bonus. Crazy, spend it on affordable housing so they can’t keep upping the price of houses and keeping the majority of the population renting, and funding the rich.
Yeah, its a scam that channels more of the welfare budget to the rich – and at the same time demonising those who can’t find work.
” At over £25 billion it is one of the biggest and fastest-growing parts of the welfare bill. That is a huge sum of money: more than we spend on the police, roads and buying military equipment combined. “
“Our government would look a lot different if the 4.5 million Americans in non-voting territories like D.C. and Puerto Rico has a voice.”
People who live in the city of London can now vote, but urrr, they vote for a corporation to run the show, rather than a representative in parliament. Funny (rigged) old world.
The European Union already uses a carbon pricing scheme to combat carbon emissions.
CAP AND TRADE
A government sets a ceiling, or cap, on the total amount of carbon emissions it will allow in a certain time period. Companies who want to increase their emissions must buy permits from those companies who are polluting less.
CARBON TAX
A fee imposed by the government on each tonne of CO2 emitted by companies. Simpler to implement than a cap and trade system, but less popular with companies.
The express covered this option, not likely though as nothing happend
Agreed, but if they have a licence, they are not gonna take it away and pay for storage now are they. Bit of a scam as it make the place look a mess.
Tax havens are a bad thing for everyone other than the money maker. But yeah, who has power to close them down. Maybe Trump if he gets jealous of others who are making more than he is.
So Dubai islands are still empty – why not just make a single office block that people use as a postal address for their tax avoidance needs. Rather than hotels that are sinking.
Love this idea, there is plenty of room in the sea and plenty of countries that would love to attract billionaires – and now the tech is available to just make new artificial islands. You saw it here first I guess. Who will make the first one?
This organization in Ireland offers free 30-minutes business clinic sessions to startups!
https://www.localenterprise.ie/Fingal/Start-or-Grow-your-Business/Business-Advice-Mentoring/Business-Advice-Clinics/
The University of West England in Bristol, UK, also offers free community business clinics.
Check out this community business clinic by Northeastern University that offers free business-related legal advice to businesses.
https://law.northeastern.edu/experience/clinics/community-business/
Unbiased political and economical stats for all…
This is being tested in Oregon – “Instead of paying Oregon’s 30 cents a gallon fuel tax, drivers enrolled in the scheme pay 1.5 cents per mile driven. They receive a monthly rebate or are presented with an invoice depending on whether their road-charging bill is higher or lower than the tax paid.”