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Originally Posted by andyl
The Tories don't give a toss about poorer voters hence the Poll Tax and the tax regime they had which effectively encouraged tax avoidance and, whatever, favoured the wealthy.
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But, income tax reflects people's ability to pay. Tax has, or shouldn't have, owt to do with how many share a house. TThose three people don't use the NHS etc as much as others?
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I missed those points earlier, they were added after I started my post.
I said before that this system doesn't benefit hardly anyone, and I said that the Lib Dems were "negligent" in doing that, but actually they are pretty smart. They don't want us to benefit from the system - it is a tax. They want to screw as many people as possible, and as much as possible. They is the sole reason a tax exists - to raise money.
You have probably worked it out by now, but in case you haven't, regarding your last point, council tax is charged per house, not per person. 4 people in a house means everyone pays 1/4th of the tax. Income tax affects everyone, it isn't divisible.
You raised a point about people on benefits. Do people on benefits over the minium threshold (£10k isn't it?) pay tax on it, as it is still income? Also, don't forget that there are
exemptions to the current system, that won't apply to some people, whereas an income tax will apply to everyone.
Like I said (eventually), it isn't supposed to be nice, or fair, or ethical... It is supposed to milk as much of our (sometimes hard) earned money from us. The Lib Dems are trying to raise tax money, would they suggest the system if it left people better off?
Edit: Link fixed.