Dogmatic Fiddling while Rome burns

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Mich the Tester replied

11 November 2011, 09:11
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

There's a story in this morning's Torygraph about the abolition of the 50p tax rate and the desire to fire anyone anytime. These are dogma, not the answer to a major economic meltdown. The unfair dismissal time limit has been moved back and forward each time there's a change of government - daft - it's like kids in a playground.

According to Sir Bufton-Tufton the 50p tax rate is daft because it doesn't raise any cash - in which case it doesn't make a scrap of difference if it's there or not.

Then Sir Burton-Tufton is wrong. The 50p tax rate raises huge mountainous tuliploads of dosh. For accountants.
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DimPrawn replied

11 November 2011, 09:09
Sadly another cretinous CUK socialist forum member who hasn't a clue.
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Jeebo72 replied

11 November 2011, 08:52
Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post

Do you really need that explained?

It doesn't raise any cash because most who are exposed to it are smart enough to take measures to avoid it. A less punitive regime would render the avoidance methods pointless and so more tax would be raised even at a lower rate.

I'm amazed at how many people don't get this...
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minestrone replied

11 November 2011, 08:52
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

According to Sir Bufton-Tufton the 50p tax rate is daft because it doesn't raise any cash - in which case it doesn't make a scrap of difference if it's there or not.

You really are not that clever are you?
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Arturo Bassick replied

11 November 2011, 08:50
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

According to Sir Bufton-Tufton the 50p tax rate is daft because it doesn't raise any cash - in which case it doesn't make a scrap of difference if it's there or not.

Do you really need that explained?

It doesn't raise any cash because most who are exposed to it are smart enough to take measures to avoid it. A less punitive regime would render the avoidance methods pointless and so more tax would be raised even at a lower rate.
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Peoplesoft bloke started a topic Dogmatic Fiddling while Rome burns

11 November 2011, 08:47
Dogmatic Fiddling while Rome burns

There's a story in this morning's Torygraph about the abolition of the 50p tax rate and the desire to fire anyone anytime. These are dogma, not the answer to a major economic meltdown. The unfair dismissal time limit has been moved back and forward each time there's a change of government - daft - it's like kids in a playground.

According to Sir Bufton-Tufton the 50p tax rate is daft because it doesn't raise any cash - in which case it doesn't make a scrap of difference if it's there or not.
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