[Kizzy]

Im not insinuating anything. whatever they lose on fags they can stick on something else can't they?
How about instead of scrapping the 50p tax rate for those earning above £150,000 they raise it?...
Or scrap large organisations based in th UK using offshore accounts to avoid tax?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Im not insinuating anything. whatever they lose on fags they can stick on something else can't they?
How about instead of scrapping the 50p tax rate for those earning above £150,000 they raise it?...
Or scrap large organisations based in th UK using offshore accounts to avoid tax?

You should maybe read your post again and see if you can think why I would think you were insinuating something. The clue, you see, was in the words.

Yeah, they could raise the top rate of tax and make it impossible for rich people and banks to operate in the UK. Then they can all move to another country, taking their business with them. There'd be no one left to invest in anything or employ anyone... and we can all come and work for the local authority.

Or... they could make overweight people pay for their own obesity-related illnesses through taxing their food, the same way that they've taxed the smoker almost out of existance.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by Livia

Yeah, they could raise the top rate of tax and make it impossible for rich people and banks to operate in the UK. Then they can all move to another country, taking their business with them. There'd be no one left to invest in anything or employ anyone... and we can all come and work for the local authority.

let.them.leave.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

You should maybe read your post again and see if you can think why I would think you were insinuating something. The clue, you see, was in the words.

Yeah, they could raise the top rate of tax and make it impossible for rich people and banks to operate in the UK. Then they can all move to another country, taking their business with them. There'd be no one left to invest in anything or employ anyone... and we can all come and work for the local authority.

Or... they could make overweight people pay for their own obesity-related illnesses through taxing their food, the same way that they've taxed the smoker almost out of existance.

Well no need to worry the 50p tax rate is now 45p and corporate tax is down from 24% to 22%.
So low income families cant afford to buy a home, save, and you are suggesting taxing food too now?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Well no need to worry the 50p tax rate is now 45p and corporate tax is down from 24% to 22%.
So low income families cant afford to buy a home, save, and you are suggesting taxing food too now?

I'm suggesting taxing fatty, sugary foods, yes. If taxing fags is okay because they're bad for you, surely by the same token it's a good thing to tax stuff that makes people fat and keeps them fat.

You talk like I don't know anything about low income families and you know everything. I come from one of the poorest boroughs in London. I'm proud to be working class... but I don't suffer from it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm suggesting taxing fatty, sugary foods, yes. If taxing fags is okay because they're bad for you, surely by the same token it's a good thing to tax stuff that makes people fat and keeps them fat.

You talk like I don't know anything about low income families and you know everything. I come from one of the poorest boroughs in London. I'm proud to be working class... but I don't suffer from it.

'Luxury' food items such as confectionary is already taxed.
I dont talk like anything, I state my opinion just like you do.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by kizzy

'Luxury' food items such as confectionary is already taxed.
I dont talk like anything, I state my opinion just like you do.

Then it's not being taxed enough. A walk around the local supermarket will show you that you can buy all kinds of high-calorie, empty-carb items for next to nothing. I'm surprised the same hysteria doesn't surround obesity that surrounded smoking.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Then it's not being taxed enough. A walk around the local supermarket will show you that you can buy all kinds of high-calorie, empty-carb items for next to nothing. I'm surprised the same hysteria doesn't surround obesity that surrounded smoking.

Thats because these demon smokers are the root of all evil whereas obesity is not. If you listen to the media anyway.

A lot of people seem to get quite hysterical whenever smoking is mentioned. I find it quite amusing tbh