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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
posted April 23, 2013 11:13 AM
Winbert, in the UK, milk, nappies etc are paid for by the parents not the state, schools are funded through the tax payer, but anyone wishing to attend University or any further education must fund it themselves, which is only fair.
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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
posted April 23, 2013 11:21 AM
Hugh. I now qualify to be PM Where Eagles Dare is one of my Favs followed by Kelly's Heroes. Now that would solve all our problems.
I would of course have to perform The Great Escape and do the Triple Cross. What shall I call this perhaps Operation Crossbow maybe Operation Amsterdam, so I get diamonds too. How would I get out? by The Train or Von Ryan's Express would be good, or The Cruel Sea but I would have to Run Silent, Run Deep. Maybe better to Reach For The Sky.
No matter how its The Longest Day and if Went The Day Well I could have a lager Ice Cold In Alex.
I hope I can getaway or will they send The Dirty Dozen after me, but it will take From Here To Eternity to find me because I'll hide at the home of Mrs Miniver.
-------------------- I love the smell of film in the morning.
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
posted April 23, 2013 05:30 PM
quote:in the UK, milk, nappies etc are paid for by the parents not the state,
Here is in Canada, those things are also paid by the parents but parents get some sort of money to raise the baby given every tax year. I don't know how much because I am an expatriate here. But I thought UK has the same policy since Canada might had copied the policy from the UK as a member of commenwealth country.
School is always free here, and local university pay only one-third of international students.
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
posted April 23, 2013 06:46 PM
There is what is known as family allowance, where a set sum is paid to couples with children,but it is usually spent on anything but. As far as I'm aware this is financed through National Insurance contributions and not tax.
[ April 24, 2013, 08:16 AM: Message edited by: Hugh Thompson Scott ]