Its been pretty quiet on the old Tax dodging Tory toff

[brocklanders023]

The sooner the poor(er) stopped worrying about the rich(er) and started concentrating on themselves the better imo.

And on that note I'm out. I really do despair.

 

[technodup]

The sooner the poor(er) stopped worrying about the rich(er) and started concentrating on themselves the better imo.

And on that note I'm out. I really do despair.

Bye then.

But remember this isn't a case of 'the rich' evading tax, committing fraud or any other crime, it's not even a legal tax avoidance issue of morals. It's just an excuse for the papers to rile the plebs with a supposed 'toffs v hardworkingfamilies' situation which hasn't actually happened.

It's working, but it doesn't make it any less false. If the class warriors (where is Bats anyway?) spent more time addressing their own shortcomings as opposed to agitating to affect others we might all end up better off.

 

[videojetman]

I wonder how many mp's would do their job for the minimum wage ?
See how they can manage.

 

[kenaltobelli]

I didn't realise having money was a bad thing, what with the talk of smoke and fires.

The sooner the poor(er) stopped worrying about the rich(er) and started concentrating on themselves the better imo.

Wish I had wrote this,spot on'
In other news ones been seeing an escort ,l am outraged
If she wasn't in the kitchen where did he think she got her money :facepalm:

 

[technodup]

I wonder how many mp's would do their job for the minimum wage ?
See how they can manage.

I wonder how many minimum wage earners would want an MP's salary, once they realise you're on a shaky fixed term contract, the hours are irregular and often anti-social, half the country hates you, you get minimal thanks even from your supporters and when every Tom, Dick and arsehole wants to know every detail of your personal and financial affairs to run to the papers with...

Aldi managers are only just behind MP's £75k ffs, it's not a massive salary. And it's not MPs fault minimum wagers ended up on minimum wage. The comparison is pointless.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... di-A4.html

 

[Chapeau! Velo]

I wonder how many mp's would do their job for the minimum wage ?
See how they can manage.

I wonder how many minimum wage earners would want an MP's salary, once they realise you're on a shaky fixed term contract, the hours are irregular and often anti-social, half the country hates you, you get minimal thanks even from your supporters and when every Tom, Dick and arsehole wants to know every detail of your personal and financial affairs to run to the papers with...

Aldi managers are only just behind MP's £75k ffs, it's not a massive salary. And it's not MPs fault minimum wagers ended up on minimum wage. The comparison is pointless.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... di-A4.html

Exactly, moreover there are many unaccountable and unelected public servants that earn far more than an MP.

Nothing to do with MPs (but topical to this thread) is that there appears to be a whiff of reverse snobbery in our society that delights in accusing folk that work hard and do well that they don't deserve to be rewarded for it, at least not any more than them.

 

[technodup]

there appears to be a whiff of reverse snobbery in our society that delights in accusing folk that work hard and do well that they don't deserve to be rewarded for it, at least not any more than them.

Aye. Rather than learn from success or try to emulate it they'd prefer just to take some of it. And slag them off at the same time.

And they wonder why people avoid what tax they can?

 

[legrandefromage]

In America it used to be 'I'm gonna get me a car like that'

In the UK it seems to be 'why has he got a car like that, where'd he get the money from??'

I'm guilty of the latter, I dont know where it comes from and only just realised what a negative it is.

But coming from a genuinely poor background, I'm used to make do and mend rather than spend spend spend. Now I've got the money, I still dont want to spend it! Just in case!

So, where did he get the money for that car from????

 

[Chapeau! Velo]

Re:

I fear that the celebrity face tube insta culture that appeals to the something for nothing brigade has accelerated the envy and bitterness in certain people rather than a motivation to work hard and emulate.

The saying 'if you've got it, flaunt it' is (in my opinion) a very un-British way of displaying wealth - we've all seen or known people who have just started cycling but feel that a 7K Team Sky replica Pinarello Dogma is an appropriate entry level bike and an essential for their 3 mile ride to work. They may look a bit of a tit but we shouldn't mock them. We know that they will use it twice before losing interest and that Pinarello will become the
retro bike of the future (for a fraction of 7K). The retrobike economy needs these people to buy today's super bikes so don't try and embarrass them to 'go cheap' just to fit into a perceived society norm

 

[highlandsflyer]

Re:

I agreed to give my cousin's husband some guitar lessons lately and he turned up with a £3000 Taylor.

Nothing wrong with that at all, he works hard and deserves his toys.

Pays his taxes too.