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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Actually those who dont work generally pay less now anyway due to council tax benefit, the biggest losers under the current system are those who work but earn pennies.
Its very fair that those who earn more should pay more, the problem with society is they generally have the aittude of if you earning more it must mean you working harder.
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We already have income based taxation for National Insurance and Income Tax and to a lesser extent VAT, where those who spend more will pay more.
But what I don't understand is why Council Tax should be income based too, it's a flawed Liberal policy, which is unworkable efficiently and is only aimed at attracting the lower-paid to vote for them - and I would expect to see this one rear its head again in the next election too!
We have a communitry based expenditure for things like schools, waste collection etc and generally these are per capita expenses. It doesn't cost any more for someone earning 50k a year to send their child to school than it does for someone on a low wage - so why should they again pay more?