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Originally Posted by Graham
Because it's not a political issue? Anyway, if people are concerned about their water rates, they can consider going onto a meter system if they have low usage.
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Ah the crux of the matter. For those who would see a saving in their taxation, they will be happy to move to the cheaper option. For those who will incur more cost, there is no incentive to move, and indeed there would be opposition.
So for a local income tax scheme, would there be sufficiently more gainers than loosers to enable the Lib Dems to get away with the change or turn it into a hot potatoe. Would the loosers be sufficiently many and aggrieved to create enough noise that the policy would become unworkable, much like the Poll Tax?