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marigold
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Bebo
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So do I. But I have considerably less influence. |
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Treacodactyl
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I was just reading that. To be accurate, the super-rich should pay more tax (those earning over £600,000 per year) and there should be a reduction of future benefits. |
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marigold
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You expect a headline to be accurate?  |
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Treacodactyl
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| marigold wrote: |
| You expect a headline to be accurate? |
Perhaps I'm too used to reading the Daily Mail.   |
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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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"Warren Buffett and Bebo in Rich People Should Pay More Tax shocker!" |
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Bebo
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Better than 'Warren Buffet and Bebo in Oversized Knickers'. |
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Chez
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Thank you for that beautiful image |
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Penny Outskirts
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| Better than 'Warren Buffet and Bebo in Oversized Knickers'. |
That's just wrong in so many ways |
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Bebo
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I should have written for the News of the World. Flair for sensational headlines and no morals. I'd have been ideal. |
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Chez
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If you work for the Express you have to take a turn at doing the Saturday Nazi article, apparently. Sounded fun. |
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dpack
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maybe warren has dark political corners |
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Shane
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Bebo wrote: |
| I should have written for the News of the World. Flair for sensational headlines and no morals. I'd have been ideal. |
You'd have been out of work, too.
Sounds like the headline should be "the rich shouldn't be allowed big, juicy tax breaks", rather than "the rich should pay more tax" - if they had to pay the current (I think) 50% on everything over 150k without being able to claim all the breaks, they would pay more tax, simply because 50% of a big number is more than 30ish% of a smaller number. |
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bagpuss
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 11 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| Shane wrote: |
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| I should have written for the News of the World. Flair for sensational headlines and no morals. I'd have been ideal. |
You'd have been out of work, too.
Sounds like the headline should be "the rich shouldn't be allowed big, juicy tax breaks", rather than "the rich should pay more tax" - if they had to pay the current (I think) 50% on everything over 150k without being able to claim all the breaks, they would pay more tax, simply because 50% of a big number is more than 30ish% of a smaller number. |
Buffet is talking about the American system where because of how the tax is setup he only pays about 17% tax |
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Shane
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 11 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Nice of him to make the suggestion, it's got to be said. I presume he's not in favour of the idea being backdated, though. |
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