"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote

But the problem with piling taxes onto 'inescapables' like petrol is that
it unfairly hits the poor hardest and can add to their hardship which in
a
modern/enlightened, civilised and supposedly 'affluent' society is not
acceptable. It certainly increases the chances of that car which has just
rear-ended you having no insurance cover...!!

The burden of taxes need to be borne equally between people at different
affluence levels and the rich must expect to pay more pro rata if they
are
to continue to enjoy their priveleges and live amongst ordinary people.


And:

That said, fie were made President of this Sceptered Isle I would abolish
Income Tax in favour of taxes on property, goods and services. High
Income
Tax (a temporary measure brought in to pay for the Boer War or summat -
from memory) simply drives skill and talent abroad and deters
international companies from establishing themselves here.

Were those two *really* written by the same person?

Abolishing income tax would either require a substantial rise in indirect
taxes


Of course - on a sliding scale of little or no tax on staples (bread, milk
&c.) to *lots* of tax on luxury cars and CD players.


or a drastic reduction in tax-funded services,


Or a drastic reduction of ****ing the taxpayer's money away on scams and
silly ideas.


either of which would
have a disproportionate effect on the less well off.


The less well-off can not be separated from each other. The rich really
don't want to have to take their rubbish to the landfill....



And isn't there a conflict between wanted to load the tax burden onto
indirect taxes, yet exempt road fuel duty?


I wouldn't exempt road fuel duty, I just wouldn't keep piling it on until
the less well off were forced off the road and Brit haulage firms go bust
because they can't compete with European firms. Wealthy people in gas
guzzling limos and 4X4 don't care - a lot of the time they don't pay for the
fuel they use. I didn't when I was running my own two companies - it all
came off the pre tax profits as a company expense.