Thread: Child Benefit Scrapped For Higher Rate Tax Payers From 2013
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Old 04-10-2010, 15:42   #64
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Re: Child Benefit Scrapped For Higher Rate Tax Payers From 2013
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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
I don't. Just as you don't know how many people fall into your fictional example. The moment one of the families in your example gets a pay rise of £5k they fall into my example. Whether the number is high or not, we both have the same problem.

As I have said many times now, the measure is a tad crude, which is unfortunate. The basic principle though is sound in my opinion, and I fail to see how anyone that considers himself left of centre can oppose it.
What "fictional example?"

This has nothing whatsoever to do with left/centre/right. You and others are the ones making those comparisons. This is about what is fair and right. How can it be fair that the rich are given preferential treatment over those who earn less.

I can guarantee you that there are more families earning an average of twenty-one thousand pounds a year each, than there are earning forty-four thousand pounds as a single income.
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