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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You make some good points, with which I do agree. But these are the legitimate cases. It does not detract from the point that there are a lot of very lazy or job shy people out there who simply want to lounge around and take their income from taxpayers. These are the people we are talking about, not those lone parents with childcare or elder care responsibilities or those with severe disabilities. These are the people requiring state support, not the other troggs who can’t be bothered to lift a finger.
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It now pays you to work rather than to stay at home, which is how it should be.
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The lowest paid lose 55% if they earn more. The highest paid used to lose 45% of the top portion of their incone; this will be lowered to 40%.
Those on disability, sickness or carers benefits stand to lose 100% of benefits such as ESA & Carers Allowance if their tax cuts or increased earnings/hours take them above the prescribed limits- there is no taper.
Effectively taxing the lowest paid (some of whom save this country a fortune by selflessly forfeiting a career) either 55% or 100%, whilst taxing those on over £150,000 a year 40% does not incentivise work.