Handcart operators in downtown Kingston to be taxed soon I KID U NOT

[evanovitch]

Handcart operators in downtown Kingston to be taxed soon

2013-05-04

Handcart operators in down town, Kingston should soon be asked to pay a fee to operate in the busy commercial district. This disclosure comes from the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, KSAC. The corporation has justified the pending move by claiming that there needs to be some semblance of order surrounding activities of the handcart operators. Andrew Canon reports. It’s a way many men in the busy commercial district of downtown Kingston earn cash to survive...operating a handcart...goods are transported to vehicles and various locations and a fee is charged. Now there’s a move by the case to have this service regularized. If you operate a handcart in downtown Kingston, be prepared to get a license to carry out the activities. The Director of Operations for the KSAC markets Alrick Francis explains. No timeline was given for the start of the new policy, but from all indications the conduct of handcart operators will be constantly scrutinised under the registration system. There was a declaration that the KSAC will not be draconian in the implementation of the policy. Dialogue is slated to take place between the KSAC and the hand cart operators. The move has reportedly been embraced by handcart operators. So an attempt to bring order to a section of downtown Kingston, will it work?

[LinSkinny]

I like to look at both sides. The people operate primarily with cash. Do we know IF they are reporting their earning properly when they do their taxes? Let's say they are not reporting fully. What happens when they retire? Those will be the same ones claiming the government did this, the government did that, yet they cheated the 'system' all those years. Although I dislike more taxes, somebody has to fund the retirement benefits. With companies claiming bankruptcy now, it makes me wonder what will happen to many retiring people. That includes me in the future when I retire.

[RichD]

I like to look at both sides. The people operate primarily with cash. Do we know IF they are reporting their earning properly when they do their taxes? Let's say they are not reporting fully. What happens when they retire? Those will be the same ones claiming the government did this, the government did that, yet they cheated the 'system' all those years. Although I dislike more taxes, somebody has to fund the retirement benefits. With companies claiming bankruptcy now, it makes me wonder what will happen to many retiring people. That includes me in the future when I retire.

its not about taxing income. they are trying to control the number of operators. dem a try use first world solutions.

soon there will be "robot" handcarts

[LinSkinny]

its not about taxing income. they are trying to control the number of operators. dem a try use first world solutions.

soon there will be "robot" handcarts

Could it be for safety too? I've been approached more than once by parking attendants in a parking lot. Since I'm aware of the scams, I usually get away without shelling out any money and the 'attendants' quickly disappear.

[blugiant]

its not about taxing income. they are trying to control the number of operators. dem a try use first world solutions.

soon there will be "robot" handcarts

seeth deh nyc didd da same ting fe git ridd aff moas aff de street vendor cah store bizz nuh like campetition. onlee few license vendor pon da street now.

imagine a countree like ja widd iigh unemployment a mekk itt harder fe poor peeps fe mekk a livinn instead aff targittinn dem xxtortionists woo pray pon dem.

[blugiant]

I like to look at both sides. The people operate primarily with cash. Do we know IF they are reporting their earning properly when they do their taxes? Let's say they are not reporting fully. What happens when they retire? Those will be the same ones claiming the government did this, the government did that, yet they cheated the 'system' all those years. Although I dislike more taxes, somebody has to fund the retirement benefits. With companies claiming bankruptcy now, it makes me wonder what will happen to many retiring people. That includes me in the future when I retire.

da ting iss dat a latt aff dese peeps gitt barrels fram farren dat ja guv tax wen dem recieved itt. now dem same peeps sell sum aff wat dem recieved so dem hustlinn cah aff da lack aff jabs. a few aff da street vendors will eventuallee gitt shops ann becum rich cah dat oww sum bigg bizz began. retirement benefit argument weak since ja guv a tri fe reduce da benefit dem payinn to union wurkahs

[Tuff Gong]

This is good in every sense if done right. From my memory I think Drays used to be registered and certainly Bicycles were.