Severly Pissed Off

[RESiNATE]

I am severly pissed off.

I live in a country that it so taxed, that I cannot afford to go to work.
It sounds bizarre, doesn't it?
But, when I look at the amount of money that is taken from me in the form of taxes, it is no wonder. It costs me nearly £60 a week in petrol alone, add to that the ridiculous council tax that is imposed upon me, the maintentence required of me to support my kids, income tax, VAT, tax tax tax tax tax....
Of the amount that I earn a month, my disposable income is less than £10!!!

I checked my bank account this morning, and discovered that I have absolutely no money what-so-ever.
My ex-wife will be here later (to drop the kids off) and she will be asking why her money has not been paid into her account this week. She will also be asking why I haven't sorted out other debt repayments (most of which were incurred by her, I might add).
I am running around in a car that has no MOT, because I can't even afford the test cost, let alone anything that might need to be 'fixed'. And cannot afford to put petrol in it to go to work.

i live like a fucking hermit, as it is, and the bank would ask if I can "cut back on any expenditure..."...stupid assholes, how can one cut back on the non-existent?

I long to live in a society that rewards success, rather than penalise me for other peoples lack thereof - ie, I pay for lazy assholes who can't be bothered to go to work.

I can survive for one more week, then I guess I will become a bum lol
Sure gives my kids something to aspire to.

Fuck the establishment, fuck the government, and fuck living in this constant misery of struggling to provide myself with the mere basics.
Like, I don't want much...but it seems that even that is denied me..FFS!

mad as fuck!!!

RESiNATE Reviewed by RESiNATE on 12-03-2004. Severly Pissed Off I am severly pissed off. I live in a country that it so taxed, that I cannot afford to go to work. It sounds bizarre, doesn't it? But, when I look at the amount of money that is taken from me in the form of taxes, it is no wonder. It costs me nearly £60 a week in petrol alone, add to that the ridiculous council tax that is imposed upon me, the maintentence required of me to support my kids, income tax, VAT, tax tax tax tax tax.... Of the amount that I earn a month, my disposable income Rating: 5

[XTC]

Ya it sucks. We go to work and some of the money WE worked for goes to money to who people who dont work and are to lazy to find one. Other money goes to taxes that goes to god knows where. I also hate Tollways. Pay 50 or so cents every couple of miles.

[RESiNATE]

And those religious folk would vow that God helps those who helps themselves!!!

God hasn't got a fucking clue.
At every turn, everything that I try to do to make a better life for myself is met with obstacle and hardship.
Why?
Why can someone like me, not necessarily an angel, but an essentially good person, have to face this adversity time after time after time?

Life...........Fucking pointless....
Being good.....fucking useless....
Caring about others.....waste of fucking time.......
Trying to do the right thing.....lmfaooo...payback is suffering

I want to go to sleep now...waking hours brings to much misery.

[Proof]

payin tax sucks ass i admit that its stupid how this country is fuckin run now people comin to live here for free havin everything braught for them out of tax`s complete wankers!

[clevemire]

We all get to where we are by the decisions we make in life. That's all I'm going to say.

[00Ampersand]

Where's Robin Hood these days? we could use more of him
~007~

[Jimmicrackedcorn]

I don't think he decided to be born in England, and I don't think he decided to get taxed to fuck.

[RESiNATE]

We all get to where we are by the decisions we make in life. That's all I'm going to say.

I hear what you're saying Cleve, but sometimes decisions are not ours to make...
What price survival?
Why does emotional contentment always seem to take second place?

Surely, life is about forfillment and enlightenment, pleasure and experience, learning and teaching...instead of which, it seems to be more about treading on our fellow man to reach the top of some imaginary mountain, of which the only beneficiary seems to be the one who has used his fellow man as footholds and steps.

We have forgotten what the meaning of life is, and wrongly assume that it is about 'survival of the fittest'.

There are those who genuinely need our help and encouragement - but there are also those who prey upon the system for their own selfish gain and prosperity...

[clevemire]

I hear what you're saying Cleve, but sometimes decisions are not ours to make...
What price survival?
Why does emotional contentment always seem to take second place?

Surely, life is about forfillment and enlightenment, pleasure and experience, learning and teaching...instead of which, it seems to be more about treading on our fellow man to reach the top of some imaginary mountain, of which the only beneficiary seems to be the one who has used his fellow man as footholds and steps.

We have forgotten what the meaning of life is, and wrongly assume that it is about 'survival of the fittest'.

There are those who genuinely need our help and encouragement - but there are also those who prey upon the system for their own selfish gain and prosperity...

I agree in that aspect. Life of course should be about happiness and living symbiotically with your fellow humans. However, the reality of life is that people are not symbiotic, and will most likely crush other human spirits for their own gain.
That very idea sometimes upsets me, especially when I am the victim, but I refuse to let it get me down. Life is all in how you look at it. Sure, shitty things happen to people all the time. It's a fact of life. Nothing we do will ever change that. But how we handle that constant, is what makes our life the way it is.
I've been there. When I lived in Philadelphia, I was unemployed, broke, and near-starving. But I made it. I did whatever it took to get me out of the hole. Took some time and endured some real suffering... Now... I'm doin great. I never lost sight of the fact that I can manipulate my life if I truly want to.

[Kombucha]

Why is everyone always bitching about taxes? Everywhere taxes. Where do you think the government gets money to spend on your healthcare, the roads you use, the police to stop you being killed, the schools for your children?

People seem to think that tax happens for no reason, and the government can just spend whatever it wants on whatever it wants, regardless of how much tax money they get.