Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Serfdom

So the British tax collectors want to get the first shot at employee pay checks and pass on what they don't want to collect (Tip to Mad Minerva):

The UK's tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer.

I'm guessing that a lot of Britons are beginning to wonder about the wisdom of having an unwritten constitution to protect their rights.

The British would be one small step from getting an allowance from mommy government in exchange for doing their chores. As a further advantage, it would be easier to fine people who fail to recycle properly.

Although to be fair, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne did get Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake in a farcical aquatic ceremony:



What a bloody give away.