Basic income around the world under the name "the Tax Cut for the Rest of Us Act," based on a proposal coauthored by Al Sheahen. Following the 2009 financial crisis, and the increase political attention to the issue of inequality brought on by movements such as Occupy and the 99 Percent, brought new interest to basic income, which was furthered by influence from basic income trials conducted in Namibia and Indian and petition drives (citizens initiatives) for basic income in Switzerland and the European Union. Discussion has picked up every year to the point where mainstream political actors are regularly talking about basic income for
Income tax on gambling Income tax on gambling Rules concerning income tax and gambling vary internationally. In Germany, wins are taxable since July 2012 by 5% of the winnings (profit). For example, if you placed a bet of €10 at an odd of 2.00, then your total return (not including the taxes) is €20, however after the tax deductions, your return will be only €19.50 (€10.00 x 2.00 = €20.00 - (5% *€10.00 (your total profit)) = €19.50). For online poker, however, because of a hairy legislation, the wins are not taxable yet. In the United Kingdom, wins (unless in the course of a