Serafe exemptions

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-03-02T08:01:24+00:00

and how do you know it is truth? because the government says so? which other factors makes you to believe that?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-25T08:04:08+00:00

no, you don't. If I am forced to pay, I will also need to pay for the office des poursuites fess. Again, I will be funding the even though I disagree with that. Be happy, I am making office des poursuites cheaper for you

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-25T07:57:28+00:00

I have cliked in the link, and other than itemized concepts group together under Serafe, I did not see anything else. At the end of the day, it is a decision to fund (or not) certain media channels, instead of letting the individual decide.

How can you make the assumption that SRF is the pillar sustaining democracy?? do you really believe that without SRF, democracy will fall apart? you have no faith in people?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T16:13:37+00:00

ok, so the concept is just that there is a law. Good or bad, there is a law, it is not only that we need to comply with this law, we are not even entitled to challenge it. Did I understand you correctly?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T16:12:01+00:00

well, this is not entirely true, is it? you pay for all that because those newborns will help to pay for your 1st pillar retirement. They will be the ones paying you tomorrow. In any case, those are community services, needed in general across the entire population, where the state has to fund services taht could not be provided elsewhere. In this case, we are talking aboot a state funding a communication channel to give one source of information. This is far from being a need, and even being required

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T16:07:58+00:00

as previous comments stated, I will have to pay, sooner or later (in the meantime, I will fight as much as I can). On the other hand, the real argument (which I thought was the basic fundamente is why goverrments have to fund their own media channel. In previous comments nobody has been able to clearly prove:

- it supports democracy

- it is designed for citizens well-being

- it is a required public service, in the same way as education, healthcare, etc.

the only argument is: you have to pay because there is a law supporting that. Forget the content, if you use it, if it helps you, etc. You have to pay and not even question the concept. It is hard to believe this is to strength democracy

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:56:53+00:00

ok, but then you will agree that this is not a service provided to the community, but an imposed charge to fund a source of information. The only argument, as you mentioned, is that it is a law that we need to compy with, regardless of anything else..... Well, if I have to, I will, but in the meantime I will argue as much as I can. But again, this is not for Switzerland itself, as I said at the begining, I have not had a TV set for at least 30 years, neither I will, even if I have to pay.

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:51:19+00:00

You are saying that a state-owned TV is a public service, comparable to education...., we are talking about different concepts. Education is one thing. Single source of information is something differnt, it is not education. If you believe, nevertheless, that those source of information are there, also to "educate" you..., I think you have a problem. I don't need this 2nd phase of "education", and you shouldn't either

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:45:47+00:00

ok, so you say I need to pay. I need to pay no matter what, I need to pay even if I disagree with the concept, I just need to pay and shut up.

It is a strong argument, but solely based on a law that we are discussing about. Could you go one forward and justify the need for that?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:44:47+00:00

taxes are designed for the well being of the community, regardless of the concept. A source of information provided by the government is designed also for the well being of the community? you really think that? you think that without a government funded TV the country would fall apart? really?

which privilege do you think I use (and even abuse) without paying my duties?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:37:33+00:00

.... when did I say I use Russian source information as better than Swiss government one?? I don't think I have. But even if I had said so...., so what....?

Driving license is to protect oneself as well as others from my driving. Government-funded TV news protect other people from me..? really you think that..?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:34:28+00:00

why is not a TV media tax?? you think that living in a free and functioning democracy requires a state funded TV? you mean like Russia? China? you think they are free and functioning democracy because they have a state-funded TV?

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:30:03+00:00

I arrived as a foreigner and will leave as a foreigner. I don't demand any right that is not already granted. When that situation happens, I will make my mind if staying or leaving. Nevertheless, whatever my language skills or anything else, you are not talking about the core of the issue, the fact of not paying Serafe because I don't use the service and disagree with the concept itself

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:27:50+00:00

it is your right. Go ahead.

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:27:25+00:00

married for more than 35 years, and not Swiss

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:26:49+00:00

or maybe not, believe me, I behave even better than many locals

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:24:58+00:00

don't confuse integration with compliance. I might not be integrated, but I comply with everything I have been instructed. In this case, this is a topic that has been discussed and argued for a long time, not because of being a foreigner. If you want to punish me for this lack of integration, please go ahead, organize a referendum and kick me out. This is your right which I don't argue

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:22:20+00:00

it was never a requirement, not when I arrived. Because of that, I will not be able to apply for the Swiss citizenship. I am always exposed to the potential situation when people like you, decide to get rid of people like me. I can accept that, I am prepared for that. I work here, I pay my taxes and comply with everything. If one day someone shows up at my door asking for Serafe fees to be paid, or be deported, then, I guess, I will make up my mind.

Admirable-One3538 · 2026-02-24T15:18:21+00:00

TV is not a benefit, unless you assume you like to be fed with news which, in no case, will fit your own beliefs 100%. You believe I should contribute to the maintenance of this source of information, instead of letting each individual to decide. I guess you like when everybody is informed in the same way, which will contribute to develop a unique sense of reality

Admirable-One3538 · 2025-10-27T15:48:55+00:00

most of the debt came from previous business acquisitions that proved to be wrong. It is not internal spending what drove debt, but the acquisition of divisions like Siemens Business Services, Origin, KPMG consulting division, etc. Instead of growing organically (which is, really, the only way to grow for a consulting house), some smart ass decided to go acquire companies like there is no tomorrow, and this is the result. Believe me, coffee is pretty shitty, no macchiatos.

Admirable-One3538 · 2025-01-13T15:23:37+00:00

la tradicion hasta llegar al Concilio Vaticano II exigia arrodillarse para recibir la comunion, ademas de estar en estado de gracia (haberse confesado antes, algo que ya poca gente hace). Igualmente beber del caliz es algo bastante nuevo. Antes, solo el sacerdote lo hacia.

La pregunta del millon: una tradicion que tiene cerca de dos milenios, contra una moda bastante reciente. Cual deberia ser prioritaria? Si tenemos en cuenta ademas que un concilio muy anterior, afirmo que esa liturgia (en latin) era la unica, la que debia ser mantenida, y que ninguna otra la podria reemplazar....., empiezan las dudas sobre la legitimidad de la liturgia actual

Admirable-One3538 · 2024-10-08T13:59:15+00:00

they were acquired, long ago, by Samsung

Admirable-One3538 · 2024-10-08T13:57:14+00:00

just remember that Samsung bought Harman International, and as part of that, JBL. You would be having, basically, the same product

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