Skattetryk.dk, a Danish blog refers to a local story about their socialist government's idea to counterbalance their high tax rates with giving people medals. You may call it tax offsets, but we at the Politburo always thought that Hero of Socialist Labor Award and Medal was a fantastic idea!

Here, they translated their post into English:

Skattetryk.dk wrote:Denmark is now 0.3% from having the worlds highest income taxes (second only to Sweden, and they are set to lower taxes). A new idea is to give foreign specialists, that come to work in Denmark (and become ripped off), a medal. Yes, you heard it here first. A medal. Start lining up :-)

What had prompted them to do this? If you ask me, it smells strongly of our own Chairman Meow S. Punchenko's laundry. And the odor of Chairman's laundry is the result of him spraying himself with that fake UnwashedMasses™ cologne he uses to smell like a toiler among the common proles, to disguise the fragrance of Calvin Klein's perfumes that penetrates everything at his dacha filled with skinny fashion models (and the fact that the skinniest of them, while smelling of Ck Truth, get occasionally sucked into the air conditioning system doesn't help, spreading the smell of Truth to every nook and cranny). In other words, this is pure Meoism. But we digress.

While Skattetryk proposes to use a decoration from the old Soviet military hat as a medal, we know what the most appropriate medal on Earth looks like:



Red Army hat tip to Comrade Allan.

Hmmm, there could be a profit in this Red, which of course would also point to a Meow scheme, especially considering he has not said a word about sharing with the People. I am sure we can make plenty of fine quality medals from the extractions from necro voters, they won't need them anymore will they?

Just like in Calvin and Hobbes the Medals that are given out are nothing more than metal bottle caps. A cheap alternative to expensive custom medals.

Who has metal bottle caps anymore Premier?

Comrade Red Square,

I think you should formally award, to the award givers, the award so designated in your post as the most appropriate award in the history of awards. Clearly giving an award is the highest form of appreciation that can be bestowed on someone. Money is a second rate capitalist ploy. Is there a certificate for the common good award? I have never seen it. A paper-certificate must accompany an award. That way, the lucky prole might be able to start a fire in his stove that evening. A further benifit of being loyal to the Party...errr people.

By the way, following last nights Democrat Presidential Candidate debate, will John Edward soon become non-person for challenging Her highness Hillary. Or will be deified on an award of his own for being so uber progressive in assertions?

RIK

A Certificate for the Common Good Award is the idea whose time has come, Comrade Ricalonius! Would you like to write one in a no-bid non-competition?

(a no-bid non-competition is a principle of socialism that will determine the process of contract awards in American economy as soon as Hillary becomes President)

Red Square wrote:A Certificate for the Common Good Award is the idea whose time has come, Comrade Ricalonius! Would you like to write one in a no-bid non-competition?

(a no-bid non-competition is a principle of socialism that will determine the process of contract awards in American economy as soon as Hillary becomes President)

May I be so bold as to provide a starting point for the party? I came across this "Certificate of..." and wasn't quite sure of what to do with it. I have no idea what it says, but we can modernize and progressivize as necessary.

Perhaps a profile of our own Empress next to Grandpa Lenin would look nice. I don't know, just some suggestions.

Long Live The Party.
-Mikhail

Sob... whine.... moan.... Oh woe is the Pup... woe oh woe.. Everyone is getting For the Common Good Medals but you Pup! What does a loyal canine have to do? It's not like it's any fault of mine I haven't got one yet.

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I got mine Pup. The Chairman gave it to me for the robot project that he scrapped. Just wait, you will get yours.

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A medal..... to go and work in Denmark..... the place where they have the second highest taxes on the face of the planet?

<laughs hysterically>

I think that I would get further ahead on the moon with just a space suit and shovel.

RedtheProgressiveFox wrote:I got mine Pup. The Chairman gave it to me for the robot project that he scrapped. Just wait, you will get yours.

That's what I worry about Comrade....

Maybe the party should give you the fairness medal. Is not our philosophy that of "if you want it, then you should be entitled to it"? For as long as we need the useful idiots of course, then we switch to making them believe that even though they have nothing, they still have it better than anyone.

Who has metal bottle caps anymore Premier?

Beer bottles.

RedtheProgressiveFox wrote:Maybe the party should give you the fairness medal. Is not our philosophy that of "if you want it, then you should be entitled to it"?

Absotootly! Just the mere fact I want one, in a non-possessive sort of way, should be sufficient! Then I can proudly display it in my usual humble manner, as a great honor to which I was due, if I were in a competitive system which of course we are not.

Ah, forgot all about beer bottles Premier. I actually thought of beer, but then I thought of how they even ended pull tabs to Save the Fish.

I clearly hear the jackboots and the unmistakable sound of the AK-47 machinery as it is drawn back into a ready to fire position. Of course, it would be not only my duty, but my honor as well, to accept the 'advice' of Comrade Red Square and set forth to make the accompanying certificate to the Medal of Common Good. I will have to put in a requisition to the stationary division for a rubber stamp bearing Pulitburo Princess Hillary, you can call me Rhodam, Clinton's signature. Due to the urgency of the this request, I'm sure that stationary proles can fill it in a matter of months.

I propose a contest, in which an award will be given, be commisioned, to come up with the perfect, motivation, verbage to be used on the certificate.

Also, if it would not be out of line to ask, may I have another shot of vodka to soak my soak my stale bread. Thank you Mr Komissar.

RIK

Commissar Pupovich wrote:

RedtheProgressiveFox wrote:Maybe the party should give you the fairness medal. Is not our philosophy that of "if you want it, then you should be entitled to it"?

Absotootly! Just the mere fact I want one, in a non-possessive sort of way, should be sufficient! Then I can proudly display it in my usual humble manner, as a great honor to which I was due, if I were in a competitive system which of course we are not.

Maybe then we should put togther a protest, get a bunch of petetions, and whine on national TV about how it would be good for the hyman race to have these, all the while, blaming Bush for not having these wonderful medals to humblly put on your/our walls. We all know how to be humble, right Commissar? Right!? Chairman????

Rikalonius wrote:Also, if it would not be out of line to ask, may I have another shot of vodka to soak my soak my stale bread. Thank you Mr Komissar.

Comrade Rikalonius, I am proud to meet you. I have seen your records of course, and I feel you have made a good suggestion in regard to the award. Being the generous Commissar that I am, I will gladly give you not just a shot, but will bump your ration up a shot every day, and...let me check... yes, I think we can also provide you some day old bread once a week, which of course is much better than the ordinary stale bread.