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Tax the rich? 24-Nov-08 12:10 PM

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Is it fair to make those who have often worked the hardest of all pay almost half of their income in tax?

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Tax the rich?	Berardo1		24-Nov-08 12:10 PM
Re: Tax the rich? No. But it is an accepted principle that the more you profit within society, th ...	Mike C		24-Nov-08 12:20 PM
Re: Tax the rich? So where does that leave people like Lewis Hamilton et al who leave the UK ...	Peter R		24-Nov-08 12:38 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Get ready for the brain drain!	Adam B		24-Nov-08 12:48 PM
Re: Tax the rich? To commisar Peter -- That's rubbish. Are you saying that anyone e ...	Realist		24-Nov-08 04:37 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Hamilton is allowed into the UK for 90 days a financial year and will ...	Michael H	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 05:05 PM
Re: Tax the rich? the goverment needed to tax the higher earners more and leave the low ...	Pat H	RATE IT	25-Nov-08 02:54 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Pat H Unfortunately demographics show that even if you tax t ...	Realist	(2 Ratings)	25-Nov-08 04:53 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Ha realist I bet the Tory Party are happy there are people ...	Tony G	(1 Rating)	26-Nov-08 10:46 PM
Re: Tax the rich? The rich have got richer and enjoyed the good time better than most. So w ...	Tony G	(2 Ratings)	26-Nov-08 10:38 PM
Re: Tax the rich? A fair society should spread the availability of resources evenly among all its ...	D		24-Nov-08 12:58 PM
Re: Tax the rich? The problem is that it is the aspiration to be a person who can buy an ivo ...	Gina		24-Nov-08 01:30 PM
Re: Tax the rich? It depends on your classification of work. The post-war worker had to pay ...	Herrridd	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 12:58 PM
Re: Tax the rich? HARD WORKERS???What an absolute load of tosh ZZZ, generally speaking those high ...	Financial An...		24-Nov-08 01:09 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Yeah! couldn't agree more. If they leave this country as they always threa ...	mark775870		24-Nov-08 04:54 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Medical Consultants and the like always do very well in this country, ...	Alex B	(1 Rating)	24-Nov-08 08:41 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Dear God, what century do some people live in. Money is a portab ...	nicholas_col...		24-Nov-08 09:22 PM
Re: Tax the rich? What a $%^& you are - you probably live off benefits, have your rent and c ...	Heidi G		25-Nov-08 02:45 PM
Re: Tax the rich? It is difficult to get the balance correct & in recent times the rich have paid ...	frankobserve...		24-Nov-08 01:09 PM
Re: Tax the rich? I cannot help noticing that the people who wish to tax the rich are always ...	laprade		24-Nov-08 01:22 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Such good sense. I am old enough to remember punative tax rates and t ...	djohnw		24-Nov-08 01:35 PM
Re: Tax the rich? "I cannot help noticing that the people who wish to tax the rich are ...	James G		24-Nov-08 02:26 PM
Re: Tax the rich? There is even the loaf of bread argument .... You pay £1 for a loaf ...	slon759		24-Nov-08 02:26 PM
Re: Tax the rich? slon759 "If it costs £10 per month to pick up household rubbi ...	James G		24-Nov-08 06:44 PM
Re: Tax the rich? It is probably true that tax contributions represent a grea ...	slon759	(2 Ratings)	25-Nov-08 10:13 AM
Re: Tax the rich? before you start having a go. I am not and have never been poor. ...	pm		24-Nov-08 09:34 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Erm! I agree that taxing the rich is not a golden bullet and does und ...	Sim		24-Nov-08 02:41 PM
Re: Tax the rich? But surely a group of scientists who were about to discover a ca ...	laprade		24-Nov-08 05:04 PM
Re: Tax the rich? laprade "merely that people who have decided not to earn ...	James G		24-Nov-08 07:11 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Think the point has already been made 45p% tax is a de ...	ROGER P		24-Nov-08 08:13 PM
Re: Tax the rich? You obviously have never worked in Science. These people wo ...	Sim	(1 Rating)	25-Nov-08 09:18 AM
Re: Tax the rich? Tax should not be so high as to drive significant wealth abroad to avoid it. H ...	M T		24-Nov-08 01:16 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Ho hum here we go again. Another them and us argument. Rich people don't work ...	Man in stree...		24-Nov-08 01:49 PM
Re: Tax the rich? I dont think that people would mind paying a higher proportion of their ea ...	Matthew		24-Nov-08 02:25 PM
Re: Tax the rich? If we want to live in a pleasant society, then that society has to be nurt ...	Spagan		24-Nov-08 02:38 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Very true Spagan. However with the number of tax dodges, ways to scam ...	Mike L	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 04:10 PM
Re: Tax the rich? What does the economy (rightly or wrongly) need right now more spenders or ...	Alex B	RATE IT	24-Nov-08 08:52 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Regardless of whether it is fair or not, it's not a very efficient way of raisi ...	Capt PW	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 02:25 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Please do not be naive: I urge you to read up on the Peasants revolt of 1381 ...	Sheep people		24-Nov-08 02:48 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Totally share your opinion- the same goes for the "non-dom" rules. From th ...	Wolf		24-Nov-08 04:50 PM
Re: Tax the rich? A perfect and simple explanation of the state of affairs of life and death ...	stancetaker	(1 Rating)	24-Nov-08 05:39 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Exactamundo. As you know, the first income tax system taxed only the ri ...	D	RATE IT	25-Nov-08 09:14 PM
Re: Tax the rich? You cannot judge whether taxation is fair for either the 'rich', the pensioners ...	a		24-Nov-08 02:53 PM
Re: Tax the rich? You also have to take into account that higher earners are also less of a ...	John P		24-Nov-08 03:12 PM
Re: Tax the rich? You're so right, I still can't get a fitted smock and me scurvey's getting out ...	Man in stree...	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 02:57 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Hello my fellow sheep people, You have missed the point. Another red herring ...	Sheep people	(2 Ratings)	24-Nov-08 03:04 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Yes, it is fair. Having worked with plenty of rich hedgies and worked for some ...	Camputa		24-Nov-08 03:14 PM
Re: Tax the rich? zzztest why do you think that it is those that have worked the hardest have the ...	Mike L		24-Nov-08 04:02 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Dear Mike, I am rich and I made it from nothing. I have worked in factori ...	laprade		24-Nov-08 05:14 PM
Re: Tax the rich? Laprade im rich too, but unlike you I accept that I had certain chanc ...	Mike L	RATE IT	24-Nov-08 10:15 PM

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