Nobody likes paying tax but we're all very quick to complain
about potholes, NHS, schools etc. etc. Seems to be a distinct lack of understanding that tax pays for all these and much more. Three things Jim. One, if you watched Panorama regarding HSBC, some of the activities were indeed illegal and although some tax had been paid back when the perpetrators were found out, none were prosecuted. Secondly, regarding rich and poor. It's all very well making judgements about what is right and what is wrong in terms of taxation but it isn't good for a society when the gulf between rich and poor just continues to increase. IMHO that's not good for any of us. Finally, the reason we're in this financial mess, is not due to public spending, it is due to bailing out a morally corrupt banking sector. Unfortunately, both Tory and Labour seem to want us all to forget that.
Posted By: Chopper on February 13th 2015 at 09:20:44
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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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