It sounds as if it is supposed to be philosophical. Anyway... today, I got word on food stamps, since groceries were killing me financially. Still no electric bill, so I'm calling the power company tomorrow. I told them specifically to send me the bill and I'll pay it at the store. It's ass-backwards, but that's how I remember to pay stuff. I get the bill in the mail, I go pay it. This auto-pay isn't conducive to my scatter-brain and poor memory.
It's just the sort of thing I mutter to myself when I'm feeling lost and/or have been mugged in the soul by a good story. A rough translation: Who are you? Who do you want to be? Who do you want to become? --This I ask myself. I have yet to get an answer. I'm lost. Again. Is it true the answer lies within . . . ? - lazy
Augh! I'm doing my taxes. (in the US) All those lines of incomprehensible crap. And my taxes aren't even that complicated. I don't even itemize. I should be writing a fic. But I'm doing my taxes. Jedi don't have to do taxes. I'm sure. Maybe a fic about Jedi who don't have to do taxes.
Maybe a fic about a Jedi struggling through his taxes- and then at the end, feeling all proud and accomplished, learns that he didn't have to do them in the first place?
Certainly Jedi would be tax-exempt! So yes, write that. I'd write a fic about bounty hunters doing taxes because I'd imagine that they would have to do a lot. Particularly calculating bounties from other jurisdictions, factoring local and regional tax laws and how those apply to the tax laws in that bounty hunter's location and whether or not he needs to file those taxes from that system...
I would think bounty hunting would be an almost entirely tax-free job, what with every second job either financed by a criminal or outright illegal, and that's assuming the bounter hunter isn't considered a criminal him/herself. Plus, how exactly would the tax agency go about ensuring they got the money? Kind of hard to argue with a high-powered rifle and a mini-warship. EDIT: Dang spelling.
It would sort of depend on the era, and even the jurisdiction that issued the bounty. During the Empire era, many bounty hunters were required to have permits. Bounty hunters would often carry several permits for several jurisdictions, and those are for the bounties issued by the Empire, which one could reasonably assume would place a tax on the reward. After all, they had issued the permit, they can track the hunter, and a hunter would be foolish to make a show of violence against their employer. Not only would they get into major trouble, but if they themselves manage to escape without being killed or having a bounty placed on them, then their reputation would be tarnished. "Oh, you're that guy who killed Grand Moff Canolli. Sorry. We don't issue contracts to scum like you. Your permits are no good here." Depending on the jurisdiction, it would be reasonable to assume that there would be a tax involved. Under-the-table contracts with criminal empires would not be taxed, but if you take a job with the Empire, you will most likely be taxed. Also, the Bounty Hunters' Guild taxed its members with a flat percentage from bounties it issued.
I would love to see a story about either a Jedi or a bounty hunter filling out taxes (whether or not it was actually required ). Hope someone writes one soon!
Looks like I'll be handling the bounty hunter end of the tax spectrum. Perhaps I can also include paying bills in the story. 4-LOM released what to many would sound like a long, exasperated groan—most likely a mannerism he had picked up from somewhere—as he gazed upon the monthly kilowatt hours and his electric bill. It seemed to him that perhaps he should lessen his recharge sessions, as they have caused the bill to shoot into the stratosphere and take everything with it. As he calculated the appropriate amount—and not a decicred more—to pay the bill, the building across the way had caught his photoreceptor and another set of processors were already hard at work on figuring out a way to route power from that building into his own mainframe...
@Draconarius just pulled an all-nighter for a project. Well, the first draft is done at long last. Time flies when you're programming and debugging. Hopefully I can the professor will answer when I knock on his door later today to ask for suggestions. @darthishtar That sounds so delicious. sounds like a feast. You all are very lucky to have breaks right now. A bounty hunter or Jedi filling out taxes would be priceless, pun intended. Guess it's time to go home, brush out my teeth, take a short nap, and get my butt back over to this campus in a few hours. I guess that's grad school for ya.
Oh, Jedi are definitely tax-exempt! That's one of their super-powers. I'm sure they can just sweep in, cutting through all kinds of paperwork, their lightsabers slicing through bureaucratic thickets like semi-comedic attack-droids. Yeah, that has potential for a fic. Got the taxes done, e-filed and accepted.
I had an Artoo and Threepio-centered 'fic on taxes last year on Beyond. L/M learned the hard way not to let an astromech be their tax adviser. Fortunately, I got mine done early this year, but the refund's already spent. OTOH, I found out today that I'm getting a raise, so that's good news.
On Tuesday, I get to go see about a rent rebate, so hopefully that will put some cash in my pocket. It's crunch time and I need to save up something fierce for CVI, if I intend to make it.
I must find this story when the new boards come up. I'm already laughing at this short description of it.
Me too. It's gotta be a hoot. Perhaps in the vein of taxes and bill-paying, I should also include the more mundane aspects of a bounty hunter's life. That armor isn't gonna clean itself, and a hunter would be wise to have plenty of fresh, clean undergarments. Oh yes, and getting their vehicles inspected. Can't forget having to buy groceries, or toiletries. Refreshers run out of toilet paper quickly on those long flights.
I had a conversation with a guy I know on deviantART ages ago about the more mundane aspects of life in the GFFA. One of the things we debated whether Han had lots of very similar pants and vests and shirts, or did laundry in the Falcon, or was just filthy. It resulted in my friend drawing this piece of hilarity. He also did a ton of very funny comics about similar things, mostly about KotOR stuff. So funny.
Certainly - thanks for asking. It was "If He Can Fix a Hyperdrive ..." I wrote it as Onderon1 (which I'll go back to using once the boards come back up; I just wanted to use Onderon2 here on the temp boards).
*googles* Ah, found it: If He Can Fix a Hyperdrive ... (google cache) Y'know, despite what some people say, google is not my friend. Google is my GOD. - lazy
