Does Crime pay ???(non cycling)

[hagar]

Got this in my email damm good question

 

Subject: Crime Pays!!!

 

 

 

 

Crime definitely pays!

 

 

 

After I was a victim of crime in 2000, I attended many crime

 

discussions, brain storming and therapy sessions. At each of these

 

discussions the question came up on how to tackle the symptoms of crime.

 

 

 

The only question never raised was:

 

 

 

Question: "What is the influence of crime on the S.A. Govt?"

 

 

 

Answer: Crime generates millions and millions of Rand's for the S.A.

 

Govt

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the facts:

 

 

 

Example 1:

 

 

 

Take just one million home owners in Gauteng who pay for "armed crime

 

reaction" (not crime prevention) where private security companies react

 

AFTER the crime has taken place - no wonder they never make any

 

arrests!

 

This service costs on average R250 p.m. Therefore 1 000,000 x R240.00 X

 

12 months x 14% VAT, generates R403 million in tax revenue for the S.A.

 

Govt!

 

 

 

 

 

Example 2:

 

 

 

A car thief steals a R500,000 car and receives between R10,000 and

 

R30,000 for his deed.

 

 

 

The car owner is paid out by insurance and then purchases another

 

similar vehicle, on which he pays 14% VAT of approx R70,000 as a directresult of crime.

 

 

 

Who profited the most? The thief or the S.A.Govt?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We must begin with a mechanism whereby the S.A. Govt is forced to

 

reconsider this unconstitutional and immoral practice of profiting from

 

crime!

 

 

 

 

 

All South Africans should demand that all payments related to

 

protection of life and property should be VAT free and Tax deductible!

 

 

 

 

 

This principle should also apply to replacement of stolen property as

 

well as estate duty. If a person dies as a result of crime we should

 

also demand that estate duty not be paid. How much do you think the S.A.

 

Govt has made out of estate duty just from the murders of 1300 South African

 

farmers?

 

 

 

 

 

The S.A. Govt likes to compare us to overseas. Well overseas your

 

safety and security is covered by your income tax and is tax

 

deductible!

 

 

 

 

 

It is time that South Africans stood together and made the Govt and public aware of the

 

 

 

Govt's "income" from crime. In the meantime crime is the goose that lays the golden egg

 

 

 

Is it also not unreasonable to expect victims of violence and hijackings to pay their

 

 

 

own medical costs? The Govt should pay for these expenses as well as family counselling for victims!

 

(After all, they pay the perpetrators' hospital expenses!)

 

 

 

 

 

Come on South Africa, ask the right questions and demand the right

 

answers!

 

 

 

 

 

You could just delete this message or you could help make a difference.

 

Send this to everyone you know - now!

 

 

                    Boet Meintjes
                    082 465 9992
                    boetm@vodamail.co.za

[shaunh]

Interesting,,

 

Now, if all homeowners pay that amount (for armed reaction services) to the GVT, then each area can have there own Flying Squad vehicles and officers as well as bobbie on the beat patrols. Then watch how crime will plummet!

[sias]

Of course crime pays! Kyk na die karre wat die klomp in die regering ry! Dink jy hulle het daardie karre gekry deur harde, eerlike werk?