Brexit. We’re out!

[Intoelectrics]

Ok thanks, I might consider placing you in my will.

Consider me also! I don't mind paying a bit of tax on my zillions fortune
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Me personally, i'm still sitting on the fence about whether or not I think Brexit is a good idea. Too late now but, you ever get the feeling that maybe the grass isn't greener after all?

 

[Midwest]

Consider me also! I don't mind paying a bit of tax on my zillions fortune
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Me personally, i'm still sitting on the fence about whether or not I think Brexit is a good idea. Too late now but, you ever get the feeling that maybe the grass isn't greener after all?

Too late, someone else has already made a claim.

I've fallen off the fence now, and only time will tell. The fortunate bit is, we are now in a good place to find out if we did make the right decision. Hope I'm around long enough to find out either way.

 

[andyb]

Yes... I can see the argument that it would be 'fair' as we are all paying the same amount... so technically that is a 'fair' tax policy.

There you have it, that's how Brexit happened in one post.
You've actually typed this; I assume you've read it, and still posted it.
You're happy for high earners to pay less tax at the expense of you paying a lot more, and you think it fair that someone earning £15 000 should pay £20 000 in tax.

What with this and Tel's little blue badges I'm certainly starting to see the begining of sunlit uplands.

 

[Zerax]

You're happy for high earners to pay less tax at the expense of you paying a lot more, and you think it fair that someone earning £15 000 should pay £20 000 in tax.

What I said was... that such a tax policy could be described as 'fair' as we're all paying the same amount. It would of course never work for the reason you've noted. Similarly a tax policy where we all pay a flat rate of, say 10% of our income... could also be described as 'fair' as in percentage terms we're all paying the same, although someone earning say £30k by working 60hrs a week would pay twice the tax as someone working £15k and working only 30hrs a week... and spending the rest of the time on the sofa. Is that 'fair' ??

The point I'm making is that there is NO 'fair' tax policy. There are pro's and con's with however you tax people... So your use of the word 'fair' is a complete nonsense !

 

[telectrix]

socialist policy.. "to each accordong to their needs, from each acording to their means"

translated ... "take it from those who graft, and give it to the ide layabouts"

 

[andyb]

socialist policy.. "to each accordong to their needs, from each acording to their means"

translated ... "take it from those who graft, and give it to the ide layabouts"

So you class yourself as an idle layabout Tel?
Because your whole life you've paid less than those whith more means than you.

 

[telectrix]

So you class yourself as an idle layabout Tel?
Because your whole life you've paid less than those whith more means than you.

not prcentage wise. i can assure you.

 

[Intoelectrics]

There is no way around it to make it completely "fair" across the board. I don't see how the current system can be improved. There are tax thresholds and tax credits benefits and so on... in place to try and make it "fair". The high earners will may more in monetary value but possibly less in relative personal value depending on what they earn etc... so on the face of it they could appear to be paying loads of tax, but relative to their earnings less than someone on low income. Tax evasion is rife and has been for thousands of years.. But it is getting more difficult for people to get away with it as things become more transparent due to the digital age we are in. But again this can be and I'm sure does get manipulated, especially by those that can afford to (high earners).

I did some work for a wealthy client a few years back. He was the biggest conman/crook I've ever come across. But one thing that struck me and I found a little odd considering how mean he was, was he paid no regard to parking laws. In that, he would park where ever when ever he liked. He would just pay the parking fine and considered this cost worth the convenience of parking as he feels. So my point being that, obviously the £60+ fine had no significant monetary value in his mind, just loose change. Where £60 to someone low earning could mean the difference between being fed that week or not!

 

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[telectrix]

so let the buggers admit turkey, see how much they can fleece them for. any way, they can soon make up the deficit by sacking all them shiny arsed bureaurats on their 6 figure salaries and huge expense accounts.