TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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I'm all in favour of it.The government takes far too much IMHO, while we revile oil companies for their "immoral" profits, it's worth remembering that they don't mark up the price by a factor of 2.7.
The taxman does.
Anyone who bends the taxman over and stiffs him is a hero to me.
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 10:42, 1 reply)
I know a bit about oil and the like...as I am currently working for a big (like BIG) petrochemical concern. Tehy are happy if they make 1p per litre profit on maingrade fuel and 3-5p per litre on the "premium" stuff. The rest of the price at the pump is duty - about 70% of the cost at the pump is added by Mr Brown in varying duties, taxes and VAT. Twat
(, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 11:05, closed)
Err yeah......because of course Mr Brown spends the money on hookers and crack-parties, rather than spending it on schools, hospitals, roads, etc.
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