Over taxed by 'New Labour'
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Hmmm where can I begin...  Oh I know, over 60% income tax every going to the government month! Okay, I exaggerate a bit here but that’s exactly what it feels like.  Thanks to this ‘new labour’ government and the likes of Tony Blair, Britain has turned into the land of high income tax and is just not such a nice place to live anymore.  And I for one, am not happy with this situation or for that matter the way in which my taxes are used.

New Labour, crippled by income tax - we are overtaxed

I probably earn a fair amount more than you’re average unskilled or semi-skilled labourer, but I’ve worked hard to get a better job; studied hard and worked long hours to better myself.  I also think it is right and fair that I should pay more tax than those on a lower income, but I think this government has gone too far.  They’ve skewed the system so that it isn’t worth having a career because it just leads to higher taxes.

Income Tax - It's like being mugged every month...

Just because you earn more, does the government the right to steal more off you?  You put blood sweat and tears into earning an income and they say something like, ‘you have got too much money, give it here’.  It’s like being mugged every month.  In fact it's worse, at least if you're mugged you can report the crime!

It's not actually paying income tax that I object to, it's the fact that other people seem free to thieve off the state in benefits fraud and mostly get away with it; thereby costing me even more in tax to subsidise it.  As for the amount of tax payers money that is spent on immigrants, both legal and otherwise, don’t even start me on that one!


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Correction. In my comment, in the third sentence I meant to say 'I'm not saying this should happen'. Terry
*Terry  06-Jan-2010 22:31

 
The Government penalising us with high taxes are basically legalised thieves. It would be funny if someone made a citizen's arrest on them for theft. I'm saying this should happen but in an ideal world it would be highly amusing if it did.
*Terry  06-Jan-2010 22:28

 
You do realize that income tax was significantly higher, across the board before Blair took over.

Income tax was 24% in 1996.
*Chris  16-Dec-2009 19:24

 
I see Alistair Darling is putting up the national insurance tax,

They have got to find the extra pay and pensions, (not forgetting bonuses and expenses) for all the administrators of this country from some-where.
*Gainsborough lad.  09-Dec-2009 23:17

 
If that was a parody of John of Gaunt's speech then it was really bad.
*Anon  09-Dec-2009 22:58

 
There we have it. The average person who is in work is going to be taxed to death, all thanks to a greedy few bankers, none of whom have been brought to justice for their economic crimes.

This demi purgatory. This Hell. This other seedy nation
This sceptic tank. This sheit of mire.
This public toilet of muck
This floating turd set in the dank sewer
This putrid land
This unhappy breed of toads
This cursed plot. This groaning land
This distressed kingdom
*We Have Been Conned  09-Dec-2009 22:38

 
Might as well just turn the lights off and hand the keys of the country over to China
*Steve69  18-Nov-2009 09:35

 
Aleedsfella, I know all what you say is true, and so do the governments as well, but they are living the high life off the workers of the world, lets just hope that when inflation rears its ugly head that this country can heat and feed itself.
*Gainsborough lad.  04-Nov-2009 21:40

 
Low paid or high paid, Employed or unemployed, unless you are in the top 5% of the worlds wealthy elite you are currently being robbed, raped and completely taken for a fool by them. When will the British people wake up? (Perhaps when x factor finishes)
Things are not getting better in the economy, they are getting far worse by the day. Stop watching and reading main stream media they are in the governments pocket especially the BBC. Do not believe a single fact or figure that comes from the government these days it’s all been manipulated to keep you happy while you stare at the TV and shovel junk food into your mouths.
Our politicians no longer serve us, they serve the banks, Corporations and all the other “Bilderberg group” members. The Banks are technically insolvent and only still trading due to tax payer bail outs. The stock market rally is also funded by bail out money and even more credit. How the hell can MORE credit help in a situation caused by too much credit? We have and still are pumping billions into the banks (most bonuses paid from this) but they keep wanting more. Now there will be a forced auction of these banks, Work it out people! The country is broke! New labour are bull F*cking us all and the next generations. Why the hell are people still oblivious to all this? When will people fight back? We are half way down the road to being a third world country and nobody seems bothered. If you talk about it you are looked upon as crazy
What perfectly conditioned Brainless, Question nothing, subservient, narcissistic, pathetic, spineless, lemmings the British sheeple have become.
*Aleedsfella  04-Nov-2009 21:05

 
this government will use any old excuse to hike up taxes, they really must have been grateful for the fossil fuels/ global warming scam. Lets clobber the motorist again by putting up fuel and excise duty. we in this country must really be a soft touch, the french ignore it and any American government would not dare burden their citizens with it, as they know it would be the last piece of legistlation they would make. How about peeking in our dustbins to make us us think of recycling when some of our rubbish is ending up in third world countries curtesy of the recyclers.
*george orwell  10-Sep-2009 02:23

 
To those of you in low paid jobs who want to defend your beliefs that you are not thick – well you might not have the skills to do a good job but being thick doesn’t necessarily mean lacking intelligence, it mostly means that someone lacks the essential qualities in life and expects everyone else to do their work for them and pay their way. Sir Fred Goodwin would come under this because he is rewarded for failure as do many MPs.

Thick is applied to anyone irrespective of intelligence who if everyone in the world was like any thicko it would result in civil unrest. So why should we accept the thickos who as individuals are ruining society and those of us who aren’t pay the price? If it is acceptable for them to do it then in the fair world it is acceptable for everyone to do it which means it is acceptable to have civil unrest. But as civil unrest isn’t acceptable then the only answer is for the thickos to have preference over others.

You look around your community – you will see that those who get away with too much, get preference, have too much say in the community lining their pockets and interfering in others lives, get more help than more deserving cases, factuate their beliefs and expect others’ lives to revolve around them, etc. are all thickos.
*Dull or Bright  18-Jun-2009 13:46

 
We also have people in highly paid jobs who are liars and cheats and very greedy who milk the system and force low pay on the disadvantaged.


Tony Bliar, an overpaid public school elitist tries to make his status and wealth look as though he is intelligent.


There is more evil associated with these than all the working classes put together.


Google "Common Purpose" and see.
*Anti Common Purpose  08-Jun-2009 04:31


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