squirtyflower
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nijinsky's fetlocks said:squirtyflower said:No-one should have to pay income tax
Then how exactly do you propose we fund those little irrelevencies such as Education,the National Health Service,Defence and Social Welfare?
In reply to the original poster - yes - I do think that income tax should be pro-rata to earnings,but more of a sliding scale - that is,those on very low wages pay little or nothing and those on high incomes pay an increased rate.
But the system should be far more structured than the present one,and not just have 2 or 3 rates of tax.
I would go in the opposite direction. Over the years we have built up such a complicated tax system that even HM tax inspectors don't understand it and its openly challenged by advisors to the rich. I would advocate a much simpler system that enslaves all.