Tax Collecting Or Extortion?

[Madeline]

GENEVA, Switzerland — A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet’s annual tax: cough up, or the dog gets it.

Reconvilier — population 2,245 humans, 280 dogs — plans to put fido on notice if its owner doesn’t pay the annual $50 tax.

Local official Pierre-Alain Nemitz says the move is part of an effort to reclaim hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.

He says a law from 1904 allows the village to kill dogs if its owner does not pay the canine charge.

Nemitz told the AP on Monday that authorities have received death threats since news of the plan got out.

Pay up on your dog license, or fido gets whacked | cleveland.com

This is a bit too gruesome for my taste.

Whadda ya think?

 

[Jon]

I wish we could do that here in America, to people.

 

[Madeline]

I wish we could do that here in America, to people.

Come again?

 

[syrenn]

I wish we could do that here in America, to people.

I agree, if everyone doesn't pay tax they they should bet whacked!

 

[syrenn]

GENEVA, Switzerland — A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet’s annual tax: cough up, or the dog gets it.

Reconvilier — population 2,245 humans, 280 dogs — plans to put fido on notice if its owner doesn’t pay the annual $50 tax.

Local official Pierre-Alain Nemitz says the move is part of an effort to reclaim hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.

He says a law from 1904 allows the village to kill dogs if its owner does not pay the canine charge.

Nemitz told the AP on Monday that authorities have received death threats since news of the plan got out.

Pay up on your dog license, or fido gets whacked | cleveland.com

This is a bit too gruesome for my taste.

Whadda ya think?

That works for me Madeline. If you dont license your dog and it gets caught then you have two choices. Pay for the license and your fine for not having your dong licensed or it goes.

 

[DF345]

I wish we could do that here in America, to people.

h**p://w*w.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/world/americas/11iht-12stimulus.20121998.html

 

[Madeline]

I wish we could do that here in America, to people.

I agree, if everyone doesn't pay tax they they should bet whacked!

You people make the IRS seem like creampuffs!