to the extent that poverty is a relative concept....
....eg the often used definition of the poverty line as any family living on less than 60% of median income - then he might be right.
(Assuming 'income' above is post-tax, obviously.)
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on December 19th 2007 at 17:58:07
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- FAO Brom... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Dec 19, 17:34:42
- I fucking would. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 19, 17:36:48
- I think he means proper high earners i.e over £362,453 p.a min. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Editor of Milk, Dec 19, 18:02:03
- and the porr get poorer,how is that good? (n/m) (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Dec 19, 17:38:17
- Shoddy logic (n/m) (General Chat) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 19, 17:48:36
- Keeps the order of things correct (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 19, 17:43:41
- Why do the poor get poorer if a government reduces tax on higher earners? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 19, 17:42:57
- to the extent that poverty is a relative concept.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 19, 17:58:07
- So he means the poor will FEEL poorer? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 19, 18:04:39
- But surely they will be actually poorer as well... (General Chat) - BlueFury, Dec 19, 18:06:05
- So he means the poor will FEEL poorer? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 19, 18:04:39
- to the extent that poverty is a relative concept.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 19, 17:58:07
- because it keeps those in the middle happy (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 19, 17:41:09
- Fuck 'em. You'd change your mind if you had my tax bill. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 19, 17:39:40
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Dec 19, 17:36:34
- Which means 2 things.... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Dec 19, 17:37:33
- Where is their place, anyway? (n/m) (General Chat) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 19, 17:49:06
- The North. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris Johnson MP, Dec 19, 17:54:19
- and Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 19, 17:57:54
- Well, obviously. (General Chat) - Boris Johnson MP, Dec 19, 18:02:33
- and Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 19, 17:57:54
- The North. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boris Johnson MP, Dec 19, 17:54:19
- Where is their place, anyway? (n/m) (General Chat) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Dec 19, 17:49:06
- Which means 2 things.... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Dec 19, 17:37:33
- I fucking would. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 19, 17:36:48
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