Guest White van man Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Jiggerycock said: Getting philosophical on yo' ass but since we (the people) elect our government to serve us and we also engage with them in a social contract in that the taxes we pay will be spent wisely for a common good, I'd maintain it was very much 'our money'. Your points re the Bransons, Starbucks, Googles etc, whilst undoubtedly true, are irrelevant. I was just about to say similar https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2017-government-action-to-tackle-tax-avoidance-evasion-non-compliance-and-aggressive-tax-planning Some of the stuff being done to tackle tax avoidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lady Penelope Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 25 minutes ago, Jiggerycock said: Your points re the Bransons, Starbucks, Googles etc, whilst undoubtedly true, are irrelevant. They are entirely relevant as they affect our perception of the payment of taxes and how they are used. Tax avoiders/evaders are thieves and should be seen and teated as such, but because of perceptions about tax we fail to see them as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggerycock Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, Lady Penelope said: They are entirely relevant as they affect our perception of the payment of taxes and how they are used. Tax avoiders/evaders are thieves and should be seen and teated as such, but because of perceptions about tax we fail to see them as such. Nope - too damn tricksy for me I'm afraid! My tongue in cheek suggestion that Corbyn likes spending other peoples money (either via Fiscal revenue, borrowing or quantitative easing) has been proven time and again, wedded as he is - and all Labour governments have pretty much been since the 1930's - to Keynesian macro-economic theory. Again, your points re tax evaders / avoiders are up for debate (Trump says people who do this are 'smart', which tells you all you need to know about him) and have merit, but I'm afraid they do not counter my point above, that I made in the Jurassic Era at the start of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Lady Penelope Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42724939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lady Penelope Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 20 hours ago, Jiggerycock said: (Trump says people who do this are 'smart', which tells you all you need to know about him) and have merit, but I'm afraid they do not counter my point above, that I made in the Jurassic Era at the start of this thread. Did your bottom smart when your mum smacked it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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