Looking at life

The government when dealing with the Credit Crunch,
Needs to tax things a bunch,
So more V.A.T.,
We should therefore see,
On magazines and newspapers,
For though they think themselves our shapers,
They entertainment only are,
Of celebrity and gossip a bazaar,
So the government should not be lax,
And to media magnates take the axe.

V.A.T. should be on books as well,
And government all arguments should quell,
For publisher to readers are unfair,
And charge what it will the market bear,
And so vat upon a book,
Would not expense for readers cook,
As anyone can deduce,
Profits publishers will must reduce,
And the government would more taxes take,
And this life for all would easier make,

It’s fair newspapers should have on them vat,
As the tycoons are far too fat,
And they also prices can’t increase,
As that circulation would decrease,
And advertisers would have less to pay,
As that’s the media way,
So if books and newspapers had V.A.T. the same,
It would help the greedy tame,
So I call on writers to unite,
And the underpayers bite.

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In today’s European Union everyone supposedly has the right to pursue the religion of their choice and also to follow its dictates, provided those dictates do not conflict with EU legislation.

Consequently, if someone would like to be a Satanist, they are legally entitled to be Satanists. The fact that this religion encourages people to lie, cheat and steal and also to grab for themselves whatever they can is not a concern of the EU because under EU legislation, people who choose to believe in this are perfectly entitled to.

In consequence, as there was nothing illegal in the misselling of insurance policies it is impossible to tell a Satanist who missold an insurance policy that they had done something wrong. They were, after all, according to their religion, doing the right thing. In fact, in any court, any misseller of insurance policies who claims that because they are Satanist and the misselling insurance policies is a religious obligation, would have to be allowed to leave the courtroom without a stain on their character.

Also, the fact that any true Satanist believes in breaking any EU law if they can get away with it is also non of the EU’s business because, every person has the right to follow the religion of their choice.

So, we now know that a Satanist will feel morally obliged to lie to you, try to cheat you and also try to steal your property if they think they can get away with it, and, according to EU legislation, you can’t discriminate against a Satanist just because they are a Satanist. You can’t even warn your neighbours of the dangers they face because it’s blackening the Satanist’s character without legal proof of wrongdoing.

Getting away with it is a good Satanist’s creed and remembering that when it comes to defrauding others, the EU courts in this country have to prove intent to deceive, to many of the more savvy Satanists, defrauding you and stealing your property is likely to be a breeze. Best of all is the fact that because the EU prosecutors can’t prove intent, there’s nothing you, the victim, will be able to do about it.

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