Making the news today....

[Mick Dempsey]

Looks like they caught up with Salman Rushdie.

[coppice cutter]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Nearly half my wage after 43600 41% plus NI averages out in my case at 48-49% that’s near enough half to piss me right off. The money earned before that is basically survival income as far as I’m concerned. Whilst we bicker and point out mathematical  inaccuracies the system continues as it’s designed too do ie keep us toiling away to maintain the status quo. Keep working and trying  and the simple fact is you get closer and closer to half your wage in tax. Where’s the incentive??.

When I started working basic rate was 33%, there was no minimum wage, and personal allowances were much smaller than now even in real terms.

 

So if you're pissed off now just be thankful you weren't trying to forge a path then.

 

 

[coppice cutter]

49 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Looks like they caught up with Salman Rushdie.

The expression "long runs the fox" is plainly multicultural.

[Mick Dempsey]

I see a number of cities are vying to host Eurovision.

Hope whoever wins has stocked up on monkey pox vaccine!

[trigger_andy]

18 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

When I started working basic rate was 33%, there was no minimum wage, and personal allowances were much smaller than now even in real terms.

 

So if you're pissed off now just be thankful you weren't trying to forge a path then.

 

 

It should be like that now! Far to many pay virtually nothing in tax. Even at £30k a year income tax is only £3,500. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Andy, I understand you (and Dave) are lucky enough to have quite a few children, good for you both.

 

Did you pay for their births (all the doctors, midwives etc) privately?

Have they all been educated in private schools from infancy?

Any time they are ill do you pay privately every penny for health care?

Not trying to catch you out, you know where I’m going with this.

 

 

[eggsarascal]

13 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

It should be like that now! Far to many pay virtually nothing in tax. Even at £30k a year income tax is only £3,500. 

Conveniently forgetting NI would put an extra £1500 on that.

[Johnsond]

17 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Andy, I understand you (and Dave) are lucky enough to have quite a few children, good for you both.

 

Did you pay for their births (all the doctors, midwives etc) privately?

Have they all been educated in private schools from infancy?

Any time they are ill do you pay privately every penny for health care?

Not trying to catch you out, you know where I’m going with this.

 

 

Mick I totally agree with having to put into the pot to get out, I’ve never claimed family allowance or taken any freebies for any of my kids, the ones whom went the uni route have cost me a fortune and are stuck with large student debt themselves. I pay income tax and NI and have done all my life (55 now) 32years in commercial diving game a lot of the time on sched D North Sea taxation so my NI pot is  way off the upper scale. My gripe is the level at which the 41% kicks in up here and the struggle or barriers put in place to keep you toiling. 

[Mick Dempsey]

1 minute ago, Johnsond said:

Mick I totally agree with having to put into the pot to get out, I’ve never claimed family allowance or taken any freebies for any of my kids, the ones whom went the uni route have cost me a fortune and are stuck with large student debt themselves. I pay income tax and NI and have done all my life (55 now) 32years in commercial diving game a lot of the time on sched D North Sea taxation so my NI pot is  way off the upper scale. My gripe is the level at which the 41% kicks in up here and the struggle or barriers put in place to keep you toiling. 

Ok, understood. 
The state paid for your childrens education from 5 to 18 though right?

[trigger_andy]

28 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Conveniently forgetting NI would put an extra £1500 on that.

Not really. I clearly stated income tax.