Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:27 pm  

In the short term, those who are profiting from Covid should be taxed appropriately to help pay for those left earning less than they need to survive.

The poorest people in the UK pay a greater proportion of their income in tax than the richest, that should change in the long term to make contributions to wider society fair.

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:58 am  

Hopie wrote:

In the short term, those who are profiting from Covid should be taxed appropriately to help pay for those left earning less than they need to survive.

The poorest people in the UK pay a greater proportion of their income in tax than the richest, that should change in the long term to make contributions to wider society fair.

The poorest people in this country don't even pay income tax - the richest pay a much bigger chunk of the income in tax than the average worker - most wont even pay 20% because of personal allowances if you earn £200k you would pay 45% in income tax.

Who would you say is profiting from Covid - drug companies, supermarkets suppliers of PPE?

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:53 am  

Sal Paradise wrote: Who would you say is profiting from Covid - drug companies, supermarkets suppliers of PPE? Here's a good place to start. https://goodlawproject.org/

Sal Paradise wrote: Who would you say is profiting from Covid - drug companies, supermarkets suppliers of PPE? Here's a good place to start. https://goodlawproject.org/

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:31 pm  

King Street Cat wrote: Here's a good place to start. https://goodlawproject.org/ Very good article

King Street Cat wrote: Here's a good place to start. https://goodlawproject.org/ Very good article

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:02 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Very good article

Yup, for agenda driven hate filled bile it is at least fairly well written.

You only need to read the statement from the founder to know that there are few facts and only opinion, no mention of what else could have been done, just criticism with the benefit of hindsight.

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:20 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

The poorest people in this country don't even pay income tax - the richest pay a much bigger chunk of the income in tax than the average worker - most wont even pay 20% because of personal allowances if you earn £200k you would pay 45% in income tax.

Who would you say is profiting from Covid - drug companies, supermarkets suppliers of PPE?

I said tax, not income tax.

All tax should be progressive, not just income tax.

Certain business have had to close due to Covid, those that did not close and made more profit are those that should pay more tax if the system works. I am not confident it does work.

It would also help if we had a government that wasn't incompetent and was spending the UK's money on something to help get through the crisis quicker, not unusable equipment or jobs for their spouses.

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:45 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

The poorest people in this country don't even pay income tax - the richest pay a much bigger chunk of the income in tax than the average worker - most wont even pay 20% because of personal allowances if you earn £200k you would pay 45% in income tax.

Who would you say is profiting from Covid - drug companies, supermarkets suppliers of PPE?

He didn't say "income tax", he said, pay "more of their income in tax"

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:31 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

He didn't say "income tax", he said, pay "more of their income in tax"

he also clearly doesn't understand how Corporation Tax etc. works.

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:22 am  

Looks like poor kids parents are gonna be getting more dope & booze money.
Backtracking Bozo slots another one into his own net.

Re: no free meals for the poorest kids ? : Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:27 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

I wouldn't but, that's not the point.
Despite Chinas short comings and they have plenty, they ARE a economically successful nation.

For now. The USSR and Soviet union also enjoyed decades of economic growth. So we'll see if China can learn from the Soviet's mistakes.