Petition To Bring Back Beta Taxes=O

Alright Protesters, we've got a newer player's support! Thanks Torley!

Nice one Mike=)

Crow

i think if that happend and the brought back those taxes.. that would be the last straw for me and i would leave

Torley will supply refreshments. Watermelon, of course.

I wanna supply watermelons My watermelon guns will support them! Mwahahaaaa...PPPPPfP! ROCK ON! Bring em down!

Crow

I brought this up last night as a matter of fact.

Honestly taxes were great, ON OBJECTS that is...


One: No more junk left on our land to clean up;

Two: Back in those days I would simply put away stuff if I needed money and it would
magically reappear in my money. Its was in essence my savings account.

I am not into going into that the higher u build the more taxes you pay portion though. But at least taxing objects gives us some money to play with.

Hugs,
Misty

Ah the good old days. Honestly what relevance does this have today?

Alexa

I am now officially protesting Misty.

Crow

If I don't scream and yell about stuff in a panic...what will I do? OMG OMG OMG!!!

I missed the joy of Beta too, heard about it enough to know that I'd rather move forward. I've been "There" and if you truly want an expensive experience, and to see what it's like to no longer get any loot from the host company, have at it.

Last year, they, over There, made some similar moves, took away the EHC (Event Hosting Credit sorta dwell & the 250L credit in one, and not nearly as much money, relatively speaking), and since they never really provided a stipend to everyone (some got a wee bit o'cash, depending upon their membership structure), they took away a lot of tech support and payment for mentors/greeters/livehelp (what it is here).

It seems to me that as these virtual worlds grow, that there are stages of development, economic, social, etc., and that the time comes where the "parents" insist that the "children" get out and go it on their own, a little. However, there is an important difference between this economy and that other one over There, they run on different models. That other one is an "open" economic model, this is "managed". That's exactly what they're doing, managing it.

Or, maybe those that complain about housing prices would enjoy watching the 512 First Land bargain of the century go away, making that little parcel inflate to say maybe a minimum of 10,250 (I'm very roughly translating currencies, the Linden seems to run about 10% of the Tbux, 250L = 1USD vs 1USD = 1787Tbux)? Or that instead of say 50L - 250L for most articles of clothing on the market, that they go UP to say 250 - 500L, with most being about 350 or more? It's all relative.

Oh, but then again, we can rez stuff, for how much? Or how much to upload? You dont' even wanna know how expensive, difficult, TIME consuming that is, nor that you have to wait for a REVIEW board to decide if your candle or buggy or t-shirt is PG, PC and whatever else before you even see it inworld. Oh, and you only get one copy for yourself, the rest you must buy. Of your own product. At wholesale. Uh huh.

Yea, er, I'll suck it up, as a designer I'm gonna have to make some adjustments I'm sure, and as an SL resident, I'm gonna be really happy that things are as they are here, not There. Ok, I'll gripe a bit about the adjustments, but I have seen worse, and I voted w/my little digital feet.

*steps down off soap box, hands megaphone to next avie*

Noffin. Just reminiscing that we've seen these kind of revolts regarding the economic changes a few times before. 'zat ok?

I love it when u say anything at all especially in the forums. U just always make me smile.


P.S. to Crow

Revolting! lol I thinking u are kinda cute but then I am biased to my old and dear friends. "o)~

Yup, and not to mention. It has relevance because it's funny.
And funny = Relevance. If people have any questions as too how one word can equal another, please listen to Mr. Farrakhan's description of the word "Atonement"

mms://kroq.wmod.llnwd.net/a168/o1/kbaudio/farrakhan_attonement.asf.

Have fun, be happy. The Linden Dollar is about to go up, Alexa.
And making your own product will be a lot more fullfilling and fun than taking hand outs.

Crow

I love you too Misty=)

Crow

Er...you trying to make sense, not stir up dissent, rabble-rouse?

Yer doin' dis wrong ya know...

DISINFORMATION!

IGNORANCE!

JUMPING THE GUN!

VOTING FOR THE GUY/GIRL W/THE BEST HAIR!

These are the hallmarks of an important, proper movement. All else is simply rational, considered, intelligent discourse. Shame on you!

hehehhehe Dissent! Dissent! Dissent!

*Ahem*

Do you know just how silly you sound saying "rational, considered, intelligent discourse" on the Second Life forums.

Shame on YOU!

Flipper you forgot the MOST important ones...

CORN tax
"In your ass" tax
Moaning Tax
Flipper is just too cool Tax...
........................................................need I go on?..lol

Bring back taxes? No. I remember those days.

However, seriously, I would like to see the Light Tax come back. That would then force people to intelligently and sparingly use light materia objects, and would allow us all to turn Local Lighting back on again. Right now, you can use SL with Local Lighting on, except maybe at 0.5fps.

Malana, I LOVE YOU.

But I'd be completely in the red in about 2 minutes if these were the rules, bankrolling Linden Lab solo!

-Flip

i with ya crow ......

runs off to find all the old protest stuff in my inventory

My view on taxes and raising taxes...

Whenever members (citizens) start asking for more taxes (or in this case taxes period) they should be made to pay them. I think it is only fair to everyone that the Lindens start a thread called "sign up here to pay taxes". That way those in favor can go and sign up and pay away to their hearts content.

The problem is that the ones in favor of paying taxes don't ever want to pay them if no one else has to.

Also I have a problem calling them "Taxes". I mean what do we get out of these taxes? Taxes generally go to pay for something. What you are talking about is a "fee" where I get nothing for my money. I already pay a fee to every month.

If the problem is lag or trying to influence people to not use objects that create lag why not be more creative in dealing with this issue then just hitting "everyone" in the wallet? If the Lindens really thought it was a problem they could have a bandwidth limit on small local areas. Not only would prims be counted but thier bandwidth useage would be too. We would have a max bandwidth useage as well as the max prim drop per area of land.

So in closing I am in favor of all those in favor wanting taxes having to pay them and the rest of us not having to.

Why on earth would anyone ever really want taxes back?
They were just brutal on creativity.

Taxes today would kill private sims off.


fen-

And we are off, the Second Rebellion starts!

Bring taxes back....*sighs*...deal with the changes people, some are good)

Crow