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The Chancellor George Osborne will announce in the Budget a tax on private jet flights as part of a crackdown on tax loopholes, the BBC understands.

I find this unbelievable. This is suggesting that, to now, there is no tax on private jets. Can that really be the case? Does anyone know what the situation is in other countries?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12813681

Erm NO! I can't believe that! And couldn't even be arsed to read the article. Just wanted another post on the Index.

So Sue me!@ BWAHhahahaHAAAHHHAAAAAAA!!!~~``

How will Bono fly his hat about now?

Might pay him to buy a new one. You know, support the local economy.

I don't think this is about a tax on the jet itself - I'm sure there is a sales tax both in the UK and here (here there is, for certain).

The article title mentions a 'private jet flight tax'; they are proposing to include private jet passengers in the same taxing scheme that commercial airline passengers are subject to.

From what I could find in the short time I had to research, private jet flights in the US are not taxed in the same manner as commercial flights.

If teachers unions are the problem than states with no teachers unions must be better. These are the states with no teachers unions:


South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Virginia

Oh wait, they are some of the worst states for K-12 education!

Hating unions doesn't work then either. Crap theory.

yrs,
rubato

Teacher's unions? Where did that come from?