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Originally Posted by jaysay
The thing with VAT Ken is that everybody pays it and those more well off and spend more pay more. I agree with your on the benefits system, but radical changes can't be done at one stroke of the pen, Hasn't the coalition brought Alan Hutton (former Labour Minister) in to look at what can be don't, which to me is a positive step. I have no problem with those in need getting the help they require, but we all know at least two or three people who are swinging it and have been doing for years, in some cases living on benefits runs through generations, with these people having no intentions of ever working if they can get away with it, unfortunately these instances are far more rife than people realise
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I think you misunderstand the regressive nature of the VAT, and sales taxes in general. If all spending were discretionary, then you might have a point; however, spending is not based on shopoholic whims. Rich and poor alike need food and shelter, even poor kids would like the odd gift at Christmas, and warm clothing in winter. That the poor are taxed at the same rate as the rich for the necessities of life is an obscenity that appears equitable only to tories. And still, the only good tory is a suppository.