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The PAYE system seems designed to plug the gap created by the wealthy through pushing what they should be paying onto the middle class. You can never expect to
by tjpnz 3y ago
The PAYE system seems designed to plug the gap created by the wealthy through pushing what they should be paying onto the middle class. You can never expect to get ahead under such a system with wage stagnation and an increasing cost of living. The only way to address this is through closing the loopholes, which is less likely to happen under fourteen years of tory rule.
- vegancap 3y agoAbsolutely correct. We just can't have a situation where multi-millionaires are paying less taxes than people working their arses off from the ground up. It seems like the most glaringly obvious problem in our society and economy. And it's clear that avoiding fixing this problem is just blatant protecting their own. I used to think the notion that the Tories were here just to protect their rich mates was slightly unfair and conspiratorial. But they've had 14 years, and the've let everyone but the super rich fall into decline, what else can I take from that?
- callamdelaney 3y agoThe tories seem to have given up all premise of actually implementing a single manifesto pledge, which is pathetic given their time in power.
- vegancap 3y agoIt's going to be even more infuriating when they try to pull some big ideas out of the bag just before the election, because they've had so long to make meaningful change, but only decide to when their grip on power loosens...