A fundamental requirement of a tax system is that its fair

Not sure putting all the extra burden on those that are well paid necessarily meets that criteria.

I’m not sure on this, so happy to be proved wrong, but I suspect the U.K. income tax system is already one of the most progressive (in that higher earners pay a considerably higher rate than median earners).

If the country needs to raise more cash, which clearly it does if the NHS etc needs the funding, the burden should be shared by everyone on a fair basis.

Again, could be wrong, but I reckon the U.K. tax rates for higher earners are already aligned with countries that raise more tax revenue than the U.K. does. It’s the tax rates on median earners in the U.K. that are relatively low.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on December 12th 2019 at 11:17:59

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On the assumption Boris gets the majority.. (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Dec 12, 10:36:10
- As others have said, Starmer seems a good option (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Dec 12, 12:21:56
- Step down. (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 12, 12:02:59
- Anyone who can't win election when your opposition is Boris has to go. (n/m) (General Chat) - Rob NCFC, Dec 12, 10:49:04
- Step down... (General Chat) - wayne, Dec 12, 10:42:14
- Step down, obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 12, 10:36:41
  - Step down , he's 70 FFS. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Dec 12, 11:27:32
  - What direction/replacement would you prefer? (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Dec 12, 10:41:41
    - A centre left leader (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 12, 10:45:06
      - I've been thinking of joining labour recently (General Chat) - paulg, Dec 12, 10:48:02
        
        That’s exactly why I joined after Corbyn was elected. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Dec 12, 11:02:35
        
        Why is he seen as so far left? (General Chat) - Dog, Dec 12, 10:55:20
        
        Nationalisation certainly isn’t extreme (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 12, 12:14:35
        
        Didn’t thatcher reduce the top rate of tax significantly? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 10:58:49
        
        83% I think (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 12, 11:13:17
        
        (She cut it to 60% more or less straight away (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 12, 11:14:59
        
        She thought cutting basic rate a higher priority, from memory (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 12, 12:06:53
        
        Ah ok. (General Chat) - Dog, Dec 12, 11:11:28
        
        A fundamental requirement of a tax system is that its fair (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 11:17:59
        
        I Kind of agree but if it's shared out 'fairly' how do you make sure it's really fair? (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 12, 11:48:38
        
        Tax the land (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 12, 12:35:38
        
        I think by either having a high tax system, or not a high tax system (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 12:02:50
        
        Bring back betting tax (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 12, 11:51:17
        
        No. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 12, 11:37:19
        
        This isn’t the point I’m making - I’m talking about relativity within a system (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 12:04:26
        
        The IFS is very good on this (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 12, 12:25:43
        
        Thanks OG - this is exactly what I was getting at (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 13:01:30
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        She is a disaster not as bad as Dianne Abbot. Has to be Starmer doesnt it? Only credible 1 (n/m) (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, Dec 12, 12:34:57
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