Originally Posted by
acidfast7
So, yeah, I'll pay more, I actually paid £50 ($85) just in tax alone, which provides medical care, reduced tuition, pension, etc ... which is almost as much as that walmart bike alone ... so you may think I overpaid ...
but, I think I hit the sweet spot of keeping people employable where I'm living (living wage to paint, assemble, test-ride, write a note while in the UK) , provide social services (VAT or 20% tax) and adhere to my personal style (see the colours) within the BSO framework.
Yes shame on all those people who shirk paying sales or VAT taxes by purchasing bikes on Craigslist or garage sales, or buy inexpensive bikes and don't pay enough for the social services that self declared Real Humanitarians do when they happily pay for overpriced merchandise.