I don't normally stray into the politics stuff on here
But I do find the right's hatred of inheritance tax amazing. What's good, fair or healthy for society about protecting inherited wealth for the children of the rich? What have people done to deserve that?
I'm sure you can improve the implementation, and there are political choices about how high you set the thresholds, so who you think of as 'rich'. But it's clear that the right hate the idea of it, not the details. Their wish to protect and entrench inequality - to maintain and increase the head start that the children of the wealthy get, when it's already massive and growing - I just find baffling. And offensive.
Posted By: jampersands on February 13th 2015 at 09:12:06
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- OK Jim. should both capital gains tax and inheritance tax be scrapped (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 13, 08:55:06
- Well realistically we cannot scrap them now because (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 13, 09:28:22
- Stamp Duty, there needs to be reform here (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 13, 09:35:40
- that's why there's no Capital Gains Tax on a main residence (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 13, 10:01:42
- Stamp Duty, there needs to be reform here (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 13, 09:35:40
- Nobody likes paying tax but we're all very quick to complain (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 13, 09:20:44
- I get all that. Indeed the main reason for the economic collapse (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 13, 09:36:55
- vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 13, 09:29:39
- anyone know how much the likes of (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 13, 09:26:04
- I don't normally stray into the politics stuff on here (General Chat) - jampersands, Feb 13, 09:12:06
- (and the very strange thing is that it often seems to be right wingers (General Chat) - jampersands, Feb 13, 09:14:19
- ^^^ all of these 2 posts in bucketfulls please (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 13, 10:00:22
- I think they should sort the threshold out to take account of the change in house prices (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 13, 09:22:24
- (and the very strange thing is that it often seems to be right wingers (General Chat) - jampersands, Feb 13, 09:14:19
- Well realistically we cannot scrap them now because (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 13, 09:28:22
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