Working for the government

[DimPrawn]

http://www.adamsmith.org/tax-freedom-day/

Tax Freedom Day 2008 falls on 2 June.

This means that for 155 days of the year, every penny earned by the average UK resident was taken to support government expenditures.


Government spending is set to reach £600 billion – £10,000 for person in the UK, and twice as much as in 1997.

If public spending had only grown in line with inflation since then, we could have abolished income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax by now, leaving the taxpayer £200 billion better off.

When you factor in government borrowing the picture is even worse – Tax Freedom Day does not come until June 14.


Have fun working for the government.

[Jog On]

That must be for average Joe permie - I wonder what day it is for the likes of us...

[PAH]

I've worked on a government project in the past. They paid better than the private sector too.

[Jog On]

I've worked on a government project in the past. They paid better than the private sector too.

I worked as a civil servant permie many moons ago - I've never spent so many afternoons in the pub and done so little work.

One time I even walked past some old badger's office and he was in there asleep on a camp bed

[AtW]

They should also factor in Govt borrowing as deferred taxation.

[Moose423956]

If public spending had only grown in line with inflation since then, we could have abolished income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax by now, leaving the taxpayer £200 billion better off.

I wish I was that taxpayer.

[Marina]

I thought this would be a thread about spooks, as "working for the Government" is a euphemism used of themselves by MI5 agents (at least on telly, not sure about real life ..)

[Moose423956]

I thought this would be a thread about spooks, as "working for the Government" is a euphemism used of themselves by MI5 agents (at least on telly, not sure about real life ..)

My dad used to have a Marina. It was purple.

[BA to the Stars]

That must be for average Joe permie - I wonder what day it is for the likes of us...

If it is by tax year - then today

[miffy]

My dad used to have a Marina. It was purple.

Wasn't the carp newer model called the ITAL or something?

Thats a perfect car to abandon in a train station all day.