uk.finance

"Mark" wrote in message
news:b962e3lfh0ql7knctr180kre67mo3kc9q6@ ...
> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:33:28 -0700, s_pickle2001@ wrote:
>
>>On Sep 2, 10:13 am, Robin T Cox wrote:
>>> Will anyone stop the rise of Britain's super-rich?
>>>
>>> Neither Brown nor Cameron appears willing to tackle the ever-widening
>>> wealth gap by means of taxation, writes Tessa Thorniley
>>
>>What's the problem with people being rich? I am more concerned about
>>the poor eople who are on benefits (paid out of my taxes) and who have
>>no ambition of working.
>
> The problem is that they pay little or no Tax. Why should they not
> pay their fair share?

This depends upon how you look at it. As I said elsewhere,
many of the rich will have acquired their wealth out of taxed
income. To have become rich this way they *will* already
have paid oodles of tax, why should they have to continue
to pay?

My take on this is that one should be considered to make
their tax contributions on a 'lifetime' basis, not on a per year
basis. I don't see how it can be otherwise, as if it were no-one
would be paying for their own education.

tim