New Posts For Thread: HOW COME WE PAY SO LITTLE TAX UNDER LABOUR ??http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labourThe best indicator of how much tax we pay as a proportion of earnings is how early or late we get to Tax Freedom Day.Tax Freedom Day, the day in the year when the average Briton has earned enough to pay his annual tax bill, will fall on 14 May this yApart from the greed of the few, taxes are the main cause of inflation.http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=390041569#390041569Apart from the greed of the few, taxes are the main cause of inflation.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:01:14 -0600Wow, GodBless... that is some list... almost as exhausting to read it as it was to suffer on the wrong end of it.I fear that Rosie has not grasped the awesome sums that this and previous governments have been in receipt of.Let me put this simply.  Ihttp://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=390007309#390007309Wow, GodBless... that is some list... almost as exhausting to read it as it was to suffer on the wrong end of it.I fear that Rosie has not grasped the awesome sums that this and previous governments have been in receipt of.Let me put this simply.  IThu, 11 Feb 2010 08:15:42 -0600Its not their money and they don't have any responsibility to the tax payer.http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=390005837#390005837Its not their money and they don't have any responsibility to the tax payer.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:45:26 -0600Of course the Tories never introduce stealth taxesAnd I guess the BNP would stop all taxationEvery government has introduced indirect taxes, ever more so since they dropped the very high  70/80/90% income tax rates.They have to get the money for Schhttp://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389999297#389999297Of course the Tories never introduce stealth taxesAnd I guess the BNP would stop all taxationEvery government has introduced indirect taxes, ever more so since they dropped the very high  70/80/90% income tax rates.They have to get the money for SchThu, 11 Feb 2010 04:57:36 -0600the new tax return forms have been simplified1. how much money did you earb this year ?2. send it.http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389999033#389999033the new tax return forms have been simplified1. how much money did you earb this year ?2. send it.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:46:51 -0600About time we had a recap on Labours taxes over the last decade.Here is our list of more than 150 Stealth Taxes, which New Labour has sneaked in to fund its policy of tax, spend and waste.July 199701 • Mortgage Interest Tax Relief At Source (MIRAS)http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389997873#389997873About time we had a recap on Labours taxes over the last decade.Here is our list of more than 150 Stealth Taxes, which New Labour has sneaked in to fund its policy of tax, spend and waste.July 199701 • Mortgage Interest Tax Relief At Source (MIRAS)Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:14:25 -0600Of course money can be saved without harming front line services.Every time Labour talk about Tory cuts, it's always Drs, nurses, firemen (sorry, fireperson) and the police.Someone said it on questiontime last week,get rid of Harpersons equalities whttp://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389997465#389997465Of course money can be saved without harming front line services.Every time Labour talk about Tory cuts, it's always Drs, nurses, firemen (sorry, fireperson) and the police.Someone said it on questiontime last week,get rid of Harpersons equalities wThu, 11 Feb 2010 04:02:40 -0600If we were in the Euro monetary system we would have sunk long ago, one interest rate and a 2% inflation rate may sound fine on paper but impossible for 27 countries it just doesn't work.Jane21 you say Brown has many options including Quatative Easinhttp://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389954429#389954429If we were in the Euro monetary system we would have sunk long ago, one interest rate and a 2% inflation rate may sound fine on paper but impossible for 27 countries it just doesn't work.Jane21 you say Brown has many options including Quatative EasinWed, 10 Feb 2010 18:35:15 -0600Interesting read. Some excellent rebuttals, as well as some useless drivel.I believe I can answer the OP's inquiry.Labour = deficit spendingIt is that simple.http://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389929549#389929549Interesting read. Some excellent rebuttals, as well as some useless drivel.I believe I can answer the OP's inquiry.Labour = deficit spendingIt is that simple.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:32:50 -0600"Would work out a lot more if you drink, drive, smoke, park your car, get a ticket and eventually die "I actually do not think alcohol is that expensive: I don't consume enough to resent it too much.The cost of car ownership is not only too high, thehttp://www.mysun.co.uk/go/thread/view/88618/22365325/how-come-we-pay-so-little-tax-under-labour?post_id=389927953#389927953"Would work out a lot more if you drink, drive, smoke, park your car, get a ticket and eventually die "I actually do not think alcohol is that expensive: I don't consume enough to resent it too much.The cost of car ownership is not only too high, theWed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:55 -0600