I reckon the UK should do away with income tax and make up the shortfall in investment tax and capital gains tax like some US states do. You could even introduce an increased sales tax on high value items like cars over £50k, Houses over £2m etc That way if you choose to spend big or reap the rewards of big investments, you pay your fair share. But everybody gets to keep their earnings. That way it would encourage people to spend more of their money on good and services anyway, instead of just giving a chunk of it to HMRC
Well there is debate around council tax/poll tax. Don’t think it was thatcher, but local taxation for services was allowed to be raised rather than tax the richest. Poll tax/council tax is another drain on the working class. So I agree, tax those most able to afford it.
Only reason I ask mate, is because saving £2k on tax and NI, means you aint taking home a lot for someone that lives in London....or should I say it wouldn't sound a lot by the time you included rent or a mortgage. Tax calulator here bro, I've set it at £19.5k for you to change and you can see how it breaks down... https://www.reed.co.uk/tax-calculator/19500-annually
Just hearing about the passenger jet / black hawk collision in Washington. Tragic stuff Reckon the helicopter pilots probs had a visual on the wrong aircraft and missed the one ATC were telling them to avoid
No survivors, switching to a recovery operation now. American Airlines with 60 on board, Military Helicopter with 4 on board, fell into icy waters, didn't stand a chance.
No, 2deg above freezing. Apparently the fuselage of the American Airlines plane was found inverted and broken into 3 different sections. I doubt many would have survived the initial impact and explosion.
Russians onboard the plane, two world champion figure skaters and possibly their team... https://people.com/us-figure-skatin...-airlines-plane-crashed-washington-dc-8782921
