I never made a suggestion regarding a certain individual poster and if it came across that way I apologise. My post was a more general one in that it’s easy to say people should pay more tax but when it affects them personally they moan. My father in law is a case on point in that he has a good pension and savings but is moaning over paying for a TV License and surely his winter fuel allowance could be better directed.Greenmile wrote:Your first paragraph seems to suggest you think Erasmus is lying when he says he’d be happy to pay more tax to help the poor. Your second paragraph then suggests you, yourself, would be happy to pay more tax to help the poor. (I’m happy to be corrected on this as your post isn’t entirely clear to me)
Why should anyone believe you, when you don’t believe Erasmus?
The point I was saying about me paying more taxes is by applying fiscal drag. As I earn above £50k if I earn more next year I am taxed on that increase at 40% so I don’t think it’s fair given the current economic climate that the high rate allowance should be raised so I pay an increase in income at 20%