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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: k4blades on September 01, 2012, 01:39:35 PM

Title: Thank God for the rich.
Post by: k4blades on September 01, 2012, 01:39:35 PM

I hear that the latest HMRC figures show that the total amount of income tax collected was £157billionfor the year.
The top 1% of income tax payers paid about 27% of that amount.
Meanwhile the bottom 50% contributed 11% of the total.
So in other words, for every 34p paid in income tax by the likes of me and you, the rich will pay over £42.00.

What a mess we would be in if they all moved their money abroad and hid it in tax havens etc....

Title: Re: Thank God for the rich.
Post by: Old Cruser on September 01, 2012, 01:54:44 PM

Best keep over paying the politicians then eh.  ;)

Title: Re: Thank God for the rich.
Post by: therealjr on September 01, 2012, 08:02:12 PM

if the top 1% only earnt 1% of the income then the argument you make would be valid.
But they don't so it isn't.
(They earn about 50% of the income)

Title: Re: Thank God for the rich.
Post by: Fly on September 01, 2012, 08:11:02 PM

My old mate Sean in his new T-shirt

(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t382/Barry_Fly/sean.jpg)

Title: Re: Thank God for the rich.
Post by: Pete on September 01, 2012, 08:17:39 PM

 :)