Taxes - fair, pnah!
So, taxes. From the BBC:
And the bulk of the tax cuts will be directed at those on lowest incomes, partly because they have the highest propensity to spend - for the good of the economy
So, the tax cuts will be aimed at the poor since they spend more. Er, if they are poor, shouldn’t they be spending rather less? It’s like giving a young child more pocket money since they have spent it all rather than teaching them the value of saving. Kudos to Rob and Jane, Sydney does indeed save for months so that he can get things he really wants - and he’s only eight.
Yes, I do get more than a little rankled that by being financial prudent, I get stung by higher taxes for those who not only aren’t so careful, but have less money to be careful with in the first place.
It reminds me of all the council homes with Sky from years ago. I’d have never bought Sky - too darn expensive.
Posted: November 21st, 2008 under Life Rants.
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Comment from MJ Ray
Time: Saturday 22 November, 2008, 11:22
There’s a bit of an education and competition problem with digital television. Not everywhere will get freeview, but still they just add one “closed shop” system (Freesat) to another “closed shop” system (Sky) instead of pointing out that standard DVB-Satellite receivers are cheaper and requiring public service broadcasters to use DVB sanely, like the Germans do (with full EPG and DVB-TXT data on the same transponder as the channel itself)…
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