[Vicky.]

I dont 'hate' rich people at all. I do very much dislike those who try their damned hardest to avoid paying what they owe though. I know these threads always turn into 'well the rich pay 50%' or whatever, but thats ****ing right. I would much rather have an income of a million and pay 500k in tax, than have an income of 30k and pay much less. Its obvious that they should pay more...

I'm sorry but if people can afford to blow 200k on a sports car without even thinking about it, then they should be hit harder. I need to make it clear here I feel that I am talking about the obscenely rich, who get it for doing nothing really...the likes of footballers and such...NOT those who have worked their way up the career chain and now have a decent income

When there are people beiong kicked out of their homes because they cant find 20 quid a week extra rent from thin air for a bedroom that they do use but the government deems it unneeded..we have a big problem that many decide to just try to brush aside, favouring arguing against how much richer people pay instead or conetmplating more tax cuts for them. A woman in my street (I think I have mentioned before that I live in an area mostly populated by older people) needs a seperate room for her husband because she has a disabilty that I wont go into on here...apparently these people are protected from this. This is NOT the case. She recieved help for the first year of the bedrooom tax, and with little work/hassle too so credit to them there. Then the rules changed to say that anyone who has had a year of help cannot get anymore. Now she is in rent arrears and getting 'notice seeking possesion' threatening letters pretty much weekly. She reckons shes just gunna ride it out and hope it takes a while for the council to take her to court...as if the tories are gone at the next election she thinks the first thing labour do will be to get rid of this, and wipe arrears that have been accrued solely due to this. I think shes a bit too hopeful with that....

And its people like this woman who are made out to be the spongers of the world, while IDS laughs it up with his 50 quid breakfasts, all paid for by the taxpayer of course. It just sickens me