Level that place.

Shit. That’s a declaration of war, if I’ve ever seen one. That has to be stopped. It goes against, blatantly, the most basic rights of self affirmation.

Em Portugal chegámos a ter uma rúbrica especial, num canal público, que tinha semanas temáticas de cinema. Começava às 22h. Teve uma semana dedicada ao cinema erótico.

Passaram a Emmanuelle, O Império dos Sentidos, A História de O (tenho de escrever o artigo em português), o Kamasutra (outro para escrever) e não me lembro do que falta.

Épico!

Ei, quem não viu o Emmanuelle, tem de ver. É um clássico.

That’s correct. My country does not observe it.

I pay those. I have a plot of land and pay tax on it.

Any other suggestion?

What is the alternative? Asking honestly.

Wouldn’t eat it even if paid to do it.

Essential goods have a 6% taxation in my country (Portugal). This also applies to the first 200kw/h you use in your home.

Then there is a 13% for services, like restaurants. I think wine is also taxed thia way.

The higher tier is reserved for non essential items, like cookies, chocolate, fuels (which are technically being double taxed), cars, etc.

We also pay a direct contribution for our social security system (11% over your gross salary, monthly), plus a direct taxation over our overall monthly salary (the minimum wage workers are exempt from this).

The discussiom on these taxes is long, old and boring but it essentially boils down to having those who want something, pay for it.

I found this in the wild, at an online shopping site.

Way too many to list. It was the era of VHS and my father had a very large tape collection. I definitely saw movies I was not supposed to see.

Let’s try a short list…

Emmanuelle

The Story of O

The Empire of Senses

Black Rain

The Rambo Trilogy

The Alien Trilogy

The Predator (1 & 2)

The Bridges of Maddison County

The Blue Lagoon

That will do…

Assuming the web would go completely bust, I’d go back to a much simpler life.