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ohdrap4 says...

> **IF you die of covid...YOU made a (bad) choice!! Do NOT start a
> GoFundMe!!!!!**

Dead people are hardly in a position to start a go fund me.

On EDITORIAL: Don’t let vaccine go to waste

Posted 2 December 2021, 3:47 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

> “How many families will now take the gamble and go without already expensive medical insurance now that it will increase by at least 10 percent?

Medical insurance was never never vat free. Minnis charged 12% on it. so those who can afford it, will save money.
It was really Obama that made medical skyrocket, and people have to reinsure.

> How many people will die because they had no insurance coverage,

At the least the same number that died under the Minnis administration.

Did the people Minnis cause to be furloughed keep their insurance?

Guy making himself a puppy show.

On Gibson slams breadbasket VAT rise

Posted 2 December 2021, 3:33 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

He means for subsistence. You do carrots , your neighbour does sweet peppers and you barter.

However, supplies like soil and containers are expensive, and it is time consuming. Very time consuming.

On ‘Total devastation’ if VAT was put at 15%

Posted 1 December 2021, 9:40 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Offer a reward for people to capture friends, relatives and grocery shoppers and bring them to vaccination sites.

They will do it for ham and turkey.

On EDITORIAL: Don’t let vaccine go to waste

Posted 1 December 2021, 9:04 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Frustated , are you a VAT registrant?

It works this way:
Lets say you pay 5000 import vat
1000 vat on your electricity and 3000 on your plumber and lawyer.

Suppose you you collect 8000 from your customers.

You send the govt 9000 minus 8000 or 1,000. The business did not pay any vat. You collected 1000 for the govt.

Suppose you did not do well and you only collected 5000 Vat from your customer. The Govt now owes you 4000 Vat credit to be setoff in the next filing. Again, the business did not pay any VAT.

On Ex-PM’s VAT attack ‘ignorant’ of advice

Posted 1 December 2021, 8:46 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Need to add nigeria, belgium. And USA, tgere is ONE case there.

On More travel limits considered

Posted 1 December 2021, 7:11 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

I will tell you what I do.

I go to amazon and look at the price of the item, the shipping weight, the shipping volume and estimate the landed cost by courier, vat, duty, etc...
I slao look at the shipping or delivery time.

Then I go to a local store, or these days, look at the local online stores and compare. If the difference is negligible, I buy locally.

I have noticed that some merchants do not appear to markup on VAT, and those are winners and I usually buy from them.

Businesses which are expanding usually get VAT credits. Like when you purchase new equipment ahead of opening a new venture or while renovating a venue.

On VAT rate hike slashed consumption by $2bn

Posted 1 December 2021, 12:25 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Since the pandemic, and since he used to be minister of health, he much prefers to be what the yiddish mama would say, a **kibitzer- a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others.**

As well as a frequent talk show celebrity, watch him hit the pavement again.

On Sands announces bid to run for FNM chairman

Posted 1 December 2021, 12:09 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Why would a business care about the increase in vat.

you get the money back.

You do not even have to wait. If you pay the plumber VAT 100, you might collect the same from your customers this afternoon.

The prices would be more reasonable if the goods were marked up excluding VAT.
Then, the local merchants might compete with amazon.

As it is, even paying the high courier charges, one can beat the retail price.

Try car parts , for example.

On VAT rate hike slashed consumption by $2bn

Posted 1 December 2021, 5:39 a.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

> major food chains”,

That mussy be the other major food chain, where artisan bread loaf costs $10 and the vegan butter is 7.99.