Tax burden is no more

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“BBC may be told to drop term 'tax burden' to avoid 'viewer bias'

The broadcaster is reviewing the language used on air when discussing economic news following complaints

The BBC may be told to drop the term “tax burden” from its economics coverage as it could make viewers biased against taxes.

Broadcast bosses commissioned a review of the language used on air when discussing fiscal news following an open letter from concerned UK economists, who claim that certain terminology skewed perceptions of public spending.

The BBC may be urged to avoid terms like “tax burden”, according to sources connected to the report, as this implicitly presents taxes as unwelcome and to be avoided.

Sources have suggested that by unintentionally framing debates about tax in this way, BBC coverage may be undermining its commitment to impartiality, as the choice of language could imply cuts are positive and more spending is negative. “

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...against-taxes/

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“One source told The Telegraph: “‘Tax burden’ implies that taxes are bad, that tax should be reduced. ”

[SueEllen]

Taxes aren't bad if you feel you are benefiting from them, which is why benefits like child benefit were universal and the NHS is a religion.

[_V_]

I prefer tax blessing or tax boost, the BBC needs to use those.

[vetran]

Tax gift?
Tax sharing?
Tax generosity?
Tax Donation?
Tax Shafting?

[malvolio]

Taxes aren't bad if you feel you are benefiting from them, which is why benefits like child benefit were universal and the NHS is a religion.

Ah yes, tax credits. Another Brownian motion. Rather than taking taxes off lower paid people and then giving them some or all of it back again, why take it off them in the first place? How many civil servants are employed by DWP to manage the whole exercise I wonder...

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why take it off them in the first place?

Because it gives Treasury nice option to decide who gets "tax credits" by "targeting most in need", ie - higher taxation by stealth: reduction in assessibility to "credits" isn't the same as increasing taxes!