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Originally Posted by ianch99

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To the Old Seph, you deliberately deflect into tax evasion. I am not addressing this here, rather I am addressing the moral position of an ultra-wealthy person paying a lower effective tax rate than a nurse (or similar). Saying that the ultra-wealthy should not pay the same tax as the rest of us because the laws that were created from their sponsorship allow them to is not a cogent argument.

Yours is entirely a polemic argument that cannot be resolved.
Sunak and his wealth are facts. Same goes for any wealthy person who is not a politician and there is nor reasonable basis for attacking this.

However, you have said (or implied) that the governing party has allowed laws that favour the rich (aka Tory party donors), for example not closing tax loopholes. It would be difficult for me to refute that - the VIP scheme for Covid speaks to that.

But, for me, the choice is being governed by the Conservatives (admittedly more Thatcher and less the present muppets), or Labour who pretend to support the "masses" but is similarly (to other parties) only interested in power, which they would use to kick people who have worked hard to rise in society.

Sadly, this awful government of incompetents have blown it for the Conservatives and you will get, in part, what you wish for.

Regards - Old Seph.