These SARS branches are currently closed because of a wage strike

[Neptuner]

It's a pathetic increase.

At some point however people need to realise the money is gone, thanks largely to corruption and incompetence, and that has consequences for public sector salaries.

Anything lower than CPI is pathetic.

 

[porchrat]

Anything lower than CPI is pathetic.

Not when the entity you work for is busy collapsing and can't afford that increase in a country rife with unemployment.

At some point something has to give.

 

[Neptuner]

Not when the entity you work for is busy collapsing and can't afford that increase in a country rife with unemployment.

At some point something has to give.

The government can rid this country of this communism (unions) by austerity. But the ANC won’t chop off its own finger to save its hand.

 

[Quicks]

"citing the ‘successful’ strike at Eskom"
They should have never allowed this, now it's free for all government departments. Unions needs to be put down.

 

[GhostSixFour]

Serious question: what would change if we stopped paying tax?

You as an individual normally law abiding citizen, you'd go to jail. Probably be fined, and rack up a ton of legal debts.

 

[wingnut771]

You as an individual normally law abiding citizen, you'd go to jail. Probably be fined, and rack up a ton of legal debts.

It would have to be 100% everyone boycott.

 

[GhostSixFour]

It would have to be 100% everyone boycott.

And that would involve the big businesses boycotting where their CEO would be liable and face jail time, all while they get dodge tax like a pro during normal work. Thus, it won't happen.

 

[RedViking]

It's a pathetic increase.

At some point however people need to realise the money is gone, thanks largely to corruption and incompetence, and that has consequences for public sector salaries.

Not SARS.

SARS is stinking rich.

 

[porchrat]

Not SARS.

SARS is stinking rich.

At this point I don't think any government entity can be said to be stinking rich.