tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post4591720550526590189..comments2024-01-03T17:17:07.620+02:00Comments on Jerusalem Hills daily photo: Protest in the marketDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-37272364354214859262009-07-02T14:03:31.728+03:002009-07-02T14:03:31.728+03:00Oh, that VAT tax is for real! It was discussed br...Oh, that VAT tax is for real! It was discussed briefly on a Macrobiotic Yahoo Group that I read that is based in Jerusalem (they get together for potlucks - that part sounds fun).<br /><br />Craziness! I believe economists call that a regressive tax. I'm glad to hear their crazy tax is difficult to impose.<br /><br />Your photos are great. Is that you carrot chomping? Wonderful.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-63818860869780172382009-06-30T22:37:40.067+03:002009-06-30T22:37:40.067+03:00Yes. The elites are punishing citizens everywhere ...Yes. The elites are punishing citizens everywhere for their own elite mistakes! And they demand high salaries - they are the best after all. Where's a modern prophet to speak out powerfully?<br />Very wrong, a SIN!!!!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-86662989611084483412009-06-30T17:46:48.616+03:002009-06-30T17:46:48.616+03:00Reply to your comment: Yes, and guess what?? I was...Reply to your comment: Yes, and guess what?? I was also aboard with Sailor Mum!!! LOLL!!!Raquel Sabino Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170613955568641085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-2971309802081591862009-06-30T17:08:27.753+03:002009-06-30T17:08:27.753+03:00That's an awfully high tax on fresh vegetables...That's an awfully high tax on fresh vegetables, Dina! But wonderful shots of the market and the sale items! :)maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-71259687509601420202009-06-30T17:07:12.726+03:002009-06-30T17:07:12.726+03:00Hello Dina,
Thant you so much for your visit to m...Hello Dina,<br /><br />Thant you so much for your visit to my SHIPS & THE SEA.<br />About the VAT on the vegetables, here in Portugal we pay VAT 20%...<br />I love your country and enjoyed very much a visit several years ago.<br />Best wishes<br /><br />LMCLUIS MIGUEL CORREIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568959735209943791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-80549598954894738552009-06-30T16:57:31.316+03:002009-06-30T16:57:31.316+03:00Shalom dear readers. Thanks for all your support a...Shalom dear readers. Thanks for all your support and interesting reactions. Wow, I wish we had more voters like y'all here in Israel. :)Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-52661882293370467112009-06-30T15:39:16.920+03:002009-06-30T15:39:16.920+03:00Thank you, Dina, for your Friendship!!! (I like th...Thank you, Dina, for your Friendship!!! (I like this word, Friendship, it has a SHIP in it!!!)<br /><br />Have a nice Day!!!!Raquel Sabino Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170613955568641085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-78503458411559605642009-06-30T15:28:32.774+03:002009-06-30T15:28:32.774+03:00Always love stopping by here for neat pics. On a ...Always love stopping by here for neat pics. On a serious note have you read what Richard Nixon and Billy Graham talked about in the White House concerning the Jews? It is on the recently released White House tapes? Shows a whole new side to Billy Graham I think.Jack and Joannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778598668660834055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-83455999423604557842009-06-30T13:33:02.244+03:002009-06-30T13:33:02.244+03:00Oh dear, such sad sad news. I'm a vegetarian ...Oh dear, such sad sad news. I'm a vegetarian and my diet consists mainly of vegetables and fruits and fish. I am on such low income and I struggle from day to day so to hear of this, I could understand the turmoils... it would make me furious.<br /><br />Why government does this makes absolutely no sense at all!!! Grrrrr....Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324458825591614167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-14699957946855418672009-06-30T11:03:20.857+03:002009-06-30T11:03:20.857+03:00This was so much fun to see but what I loved best ...This was so much fun to see but what I loved best was seeing you! Please post more photos of you, too, Dina. :-)<br /><br />I hope government will find something better to tax.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-12033614945472893082009-06-30T10:45:52.525+03:002009-06-30T10:45:52.525+03:00That's crazy!!! If I were there, I'd join ...That's crazy!!! If I were there, I'd join in the protest! Life is hard enough for the poorest of our societies without imposing VAT on fruits and vegetables…Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-20518880800941256522009-06-30T10:24:53.957+03:002009-06-30T10:24:53.957+03:00It is bad enough with us here in Australia having ...It is bad enough with us here in Australia having to make 5 Tax statements a year because of our VAT, at present they say it is onlycharged on processed food, yet when we sell our cattle and sheep the levy applies on the transaction. It does make one wonder where the politicians keep their brains.<br />Some times one could tear ones hair out at the idiocy of the wealthy who are in charge!Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-13819739138542814422009-06-30T07:43:44.669+03:002009-06-30T07:43:44.669+03:00Good grief! A VAT on food? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........Good grief! A VAT on food? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........<br /><br />We all know that once politicians impose a tax, it is very, very rare for it to be removed....<br /><br />What a stupid idea! I hope the voters turn these dolts out of office for this!Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-76085431407986590322009-06-30T06:55:02.705+03:002009-06-30T06:55:02.705+03:00Our Premier of 1992 needed much money (as usual!):...Our Premier of 1992 needed much money (as usual!): with an istantaneous law he drew overnight from the current accounts a 6 x 1000 "tax". Very pleasant, isn't it?Pietro Brosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131884567187959415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-6785456726246312702009-06-30T05:13:59.732+03:002009-06-30T05:13:59.732+03:00VAT seems to be a pretty good idea until you start...VAT seems to be a pretty good idea until you start putting it on food, especially such a high tax. Keep us posted on how the discussion goes.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-16010091593043296012009-06-30T04:55:20.264+03:002009-06-30T04:55:20.264+03:00It seems a common thing world wide. It baffles me ...It seems a common thing world wide. It baffles me that goverment is quick to jump to raising taxes but slow to cut out waste.Paul Godinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623551541201130053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-18081326932622943612009-06-30T04:54:47.408+03:002009-06-30T04:54:47.408+03:00I sure hope the VAT doesn't pass. What are the...I sure hope the VAT doesn't pass. What are they thinking taxing the mainstay of people's diet. At least the with the open air markets it would be very difficult to enforce.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-17052507391459526692009-06-30T04:06:17.613+03:002009-06-30T04:06:17.613+03:00That is sad, tax on vegetable. They really shouldn...That is sad, tax on vegetable. They really shouldn't do that to everyday necessities.Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164121224494163220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-71549654274801523902009-06-30T03:52:46.337+03:002009-06-30T03:52:46.337+03:00It sounds like one yahoo article I read earlier th...It sounds like one yahoo article I read earlier that explains "why the poor pay more." I heard Jerusalem is an expensive city. <br /><br />Oh I love your captures. I'm a fruit and veggie eater; I enjoyed looking at your photos of them. I hope the VAT issue is sorted out.Hazelhttp://delineatingdes.blogspot.com/2009/06/thats-my-world-tuesday-wai-khru.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-68586452006525739652009-06-30T03:09:28.415+03:002009-06-30T03:09:28.415+03:00Short-sighted of them. In the US, we're now co...Short-sighted of them. In the US, we're now complaining that people don't eat enough fresh, healthy food - and a good part of the reason is the cost and the difficulty of getting fresh food in the city. <br /><br />Don't follow our example - please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-41608212267110675592009-06-30T02:08:35.014+03:002009-06-30T02:08:35.014+03:00A hare-brained idea, for sure. I hope this is repe...A hare-brained idea, for sure. I hope this is repealed. <br /><br />I love shopping at open-air markets. Yours looks great! I like the picture of you enjoying a carrot.FAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184254146433980648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-28536033235682499142009-06-30T01:31:43.269+03:002009-06-30T01:31:43.269+03:00Hi Dina,
I always feel guilty when scraping my pla...Hi Dina,<br />I always feel guilty when scraping my plate from left overs.....<br />Sometimes I think this would feed undernurished people for a week.<br />ie; under developed countries.<br />A very sad state this world is in.....<br />Tax on food should never ever be allowed, in any country....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-64779096473949123442009-06-30T01:11:08.524+03:002009-06-30T01:11:08.524+03:00Great shots of the market, thanks for sharing.
Ha...Great shots of the market, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Have a fantastic week<br />Guy<br /><a href="http://reginainpictures.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Regina In Pictures</a>Guy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854385158228317246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-90657253071891637962009-06-30T00:40:19.366+03:002009-06-30T00:40:19.366+03:00Beautiful Dina,
Great to see you in the midst of a...Beautiful Dina,<br />Great to see you in the midst of all that ripened fruit relishing the fruits of the earth.mirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618671537859954224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-37303393334541881442009-06-30T00:35:37.372+03:002009-06-30T00:35:37.372+03:00A very regressive tax. Regressive taxes are popul...A very regressive tax. Regressive taxes are popular here as well. The rich like to place a larger share of the burden on the poor.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.com