Have your say - What would you like to see in Budget 2008?

[BoredBloke]

I've often wondered just how these people get called hard working - the people who seem to do best out of New Labour are those whoc don't actually work

[bogeyman]

I've often wondered just how these people get called hard working - the people who seem to do best out of New Labour are those whoc don't actually work

I think they mean 'Hard-Scrounging' Families.

For goodness sake. How could anyone who is really hard-working or even slightly ambitious vote for the Labour party?

[dang65]

By not having to pish a disproportionately large chunk of your earnings away in tax to support the non-working, many-offspringed loungers and idlers who this government bends over backwards to encourage.

Married, working people with lots of kids also have to pish a disproportionately large chunk of their earnings away in tax though. Without the benefits of being single and having no kids. Maybe you want a free taxi home from the nightclub or something?

[HRH]

People earning over 200k to pay 40% tax

everyone else 20% flat

Those who can work but won't to have their benefits cut by 10% a month after 6 months.

Complete overhaul of the welfare state so there is no possible situation where someone can be better off scrounging than working.

[bogeyman]

Married, working people with lots of kids also have to pish a disproportionately large chunk of their earnings away in tax though. Without the benefits of being single and having no kids. Maybe you want a free taxi home from the nightclub or something?

You have a CHOICE whether to be single or not, or whether to have kids or not.

BTW I am not pleading my own case as I am married with kids.

[bogeyman]

Those who can work but won't to have their benefits cut by 10% a month after 6 months.

And when their benefits are zero then what, genius?

Bring back the workhouse? Euthanasia?

[Diver]

People earning over 200k to pay 40% tax

everyone else 20% flat

Those who can work but won't to have their benefits cut by 10% a month after 6 months.

Complete overhaul of the welfare state so there is no possible situation where someone can be better off scrounging than working.

15%

[Bagpuss]

1/ 15k tax free allowance, to help encourage people off benefits
2/ Removal of family allowance, money diverted to pensioners
3/ State pension increased to minimum wage level.
4/ VAT rebate for pensioners

[Churchill]

1/ 15k tax free allowance, to help encourage people off benefits
2/ Removal of family allowance, money diverted to pensioners
3/ State pension increased to minimum wage level.
4/ VAT rebate for pensioners

Is that 'coz you is old?

[Diver]

1/ 15k tax free allowance, to help encourage people off benefits
2/ Removal of family allowance, money diverted to pensioners
3/ State pension increased to minimum wage level.
4/ VAT rebate for pensioners

I'll go for that.

Where do I sign up!