Reply to: Screwed Over Utilities

[d000hg]

Simple solution would be to tax dividends harder.

...except that's not a great outcome for small Ltd being run by contractors, but it completely removes the need to tax a business or consumer - knowing that any tax increase will be passed on to the consumer anyway.

The problem is that we are all Maggie's children, the idea of privatise everything and have the people buy shares, so those with lots of shares will have less free money coming to them, which will have the Wailers wailing.

You'd think it wouldn't be too horrendously difficult to segregate dividends from shares held in public companies, from private, or some such thing. It's not just contractors but small businesses generally and the concept of profits issues to shareholders being treated differently seems reasonable on the face of it.
And even then, companies don't always distribute big dividends, the value is held in the share price.

[Lance]

Simple solution would be to tax dividends harder.

but but but... my pension....

[WTFH]

A windfall tax seems a bit dodgy really. Could a tax theoretically be put on each barrel sold? I know taxing turnover is very unpopular for quite good reasons normally.

Simple solution would be to tax dividends harder.

...except that's not a great outcome for small Ltd being run by contractors, but it completely removes the need to tax a business or consumer - knowing that any tax increase will be passed on to the consumer anyway.

The problem is that we are all Maggie's children, the idea of privatise everything and have the people buy shares, so those with lots of shares will have less free money coming to them, which will have the Wailers wailing.

[d000hg]

A windfall tax seems a bit dodgy really. Could a tax theoretically be put on each barrel sold? I know taxing turnover is very unpopular for quite good reasons normally.

[vetran]

Every time I see this post I think it must be about shagging over a washing machine.

Not just me then!

Sue Ellen, in the utility room with a bendix?

I don't want to hear about your biogas, at least be polite enough to leave the room before you break wind!

[NotAllThere]

Screwed Over Utilities

Every time I see this post I think it must be about shagging over a washing machine.

Anyway. Back OT. I have biogas, which is cheaper than "natural" gas (isn't biogas natural), but the price is 1:1 with natural gas. Most irritating.

[WTFH]

Because it your world those are the only two options, he's 100% correct or he's a liar. Such a sensationalist.

I'm 100% with you on that.

It's all spin.

...but I would expect his spin to be closer to the truth than some of the other spin that would come out.

[d000hg]

So you think Martin Lewis is a liar?

Because it your world those are the only two options, he's 100% correct or he's a liar. Such a sensationalist.

[SueEllen]

Is this true? I cant find anything. The whole point was to encourage moving.

So you think Martin Lewis is a liar? He was in the meeting.

https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-l...-plan-12614328

[saptastic]

You know you are with an energy supplier for electric and/or gas?

Well now Ofgem has locked you in with them unless you move house.

Martin Lewis is now ranting on the radio.

Is this true? I cant find anything. The whole point was to encourage moving.

[d000hg]

Does that mean you're flouncing off again and won't be back, so you're ruling yourself out of a guaranteed victory?

He's off to start his own forum where this sort of thing doesn't happen. ContractingTRUTH.net.

[WTFH]

Not at all, I'll leave you to your competition with SueEllen to see which of you wins the forum's "Vapid Poster of the Year" award.

Does that mean you're flouncing off again and won't be back, so you're ruling yourself out of a guaranteed victory?

[Zigenare]

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.

Not at all, I'll leave you to your competition with SueEllen to see which of you wins the forum's "Vapid Poster of the Year" award.

[SueEllen]

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.

Don't...

He will be banned and set up his own forum to tell the truth....

[d000hg]

It's interesting that you don't remember the advice you were given the last time you mentioned wanting to sell your flat without an estate agent.

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.