New Posts For Thread: Why are the rich allowed to avoid income tax?https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-taxMillions on PAYE and many others pay their dues in full , yet for those at the top taxes seem to be optional, why is this acceptable to anyone and particularly those in power.Whatever your politics it can't be right that those with the least contribuEXACTLY.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518899427#518899427EXACTLY.Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:02:58 -0500The money lost by the bankers was not "their own".For the most part it was money invested on behalf of clients (or as they are known sometimes in the City "plebs")There will be no proper investigation EO;the results of an independent examination woulhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518895435#518895435The money lost by the bankers was not "their own".For the most part it was money invested on behalf of clients (or as they are known sometimes in the City "plebs")There will be no proper investigation EO;the results of an independent examination woulSun, 22 Apr 2012 08:12:11 -0500I asked you how you know nobody did anything criminal? It seems perfectly feasible. Criminal actions happened in America. Maybe they did here. We don't know because as I pointed out there haven't been any investigations. Nor has there been an officiahttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518882485#518882485I asked you how you know nobody did anything criminal? It seems perfectly feasible. Criminal actions happened in America. Maybe they did here. We don't know because as I pointed out there haven't been any investigations. Nor has there been an officiaSat, 21 Apr 2012 18:33:40 -0500They lost their own money like most people on here. It's not criminal, but relying on punters should be.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518877851#518877851They lost their own money like most people on here. It's not criminal, but relying on punters should be.Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:51:57 -0500The system was nearly brought to its knees. Apparently we were hours away from the banks melting down. According to the politicians we simply had to bail them out to the tune of countless billions. How do you know that nobody did anything criminal? Thttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518875515#518875515The system was nearly brought to its knees. Apparently we were hours away from the banks melting down. According to the politicians we simply had to bail them out to the tune of countless billions. How do you know that nobody did anything criminal? TSat, 21 Apr 2012 14:40:03 -0500EeternaloptimistSure but none in this country about the matter we are discussingNo, because no one did anything criminal.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518874301#518874301EeternaloptimistSure but none in this country about the matter we are discussingNo, because no one did anything criminal.Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:11:58 -0500And if they are or were paying any rate on all earnings their contribution would dwarf your own. Yours would amount to little more than a drop in a cup compared to theirs. Some of you have a most peculiar view of what is equitable.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518871271#518871271And if they are or were paying any rate on all earnings their contribution would dwarf your own. Yours would amount to little more than a drop in a cup compared to theirs. Some of you have a most peculiar view of what is equitable.Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:50:08 -0500There is an issue with getting them to pay any rate. Once that is sorted it is truly obscene, yes obscene, that you are anybody should think it is right that any government should take more from a persons endeveaours than he himself does. Shame on yohttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518871219#518871219There is an issue with getting them to pay any rate. Once that is sorted it is truly obscene, yes obscene, that you are anybody should think it is right that any government should take more from a persons endeveaours than he himself does. Shame on yoSat, 21 Apr 2012 12:48:02 -0500If you`d told me I would be paying income tax at a rate 5p less than Richard Branson a few years ago, I`d have imagined I`d have a flash car, foreign holidays etc etc. It seems to me that the middle is being squeezed bigtime. In my opinion 20% to 40https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518866365#518866365If you`d told me I would be paying income tax at a rate 5p less than Richard Branson a few years ago, I`d have imagined I`d have a flash car, foreign holidays etc etc. It seems to me that the middle is being squeezed bigtime. In my opinion 20% to 40Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:10:48 -0500Sure but none in this country about the matter we are discussing. I hardly think the big man throwing a fare dodger off a train constitutes. With that level of sophistry I'll be wondering if you aren't plundering Karla's jewels and she has logged onthttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29061541/why-are-the-rich-allowed-to-avoid-income-tax?post_id=518845039#518845039Sure but none in this country about the matter we are discussing. I hardly think the big man throwing a fare dodger off a train constitutes. With that level of sophistry I'll be wondering if you aren't plundering Karla's jewels and she has logged ontFri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:01 -0500