finlo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 4 minutes ago, Anthony Ingham said: Well. We contribute less than most other places in the world and get free healthcare, education, benefits for those who need them, decent roads etc etc. Not anymore we don't! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 4 minutes ago, finlo said: Well we don't exactly get much for our contributions! Seriously? For what government actually has to do we are paying a very small amount. And the IOM is doing fairly well IMO. Personally I would be happy to pay at closer to Scandinavian levels in return for Scandinavian services and infrastructure. The worst thing about the IOM is how tight some people are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ingham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, finlo said: Not anymore we don't! What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, Anthony Ingham said: What? Higher personal tax rates plus higher Ni contributions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 11 minutes ago, genericUserName said: For what government actually has to do we are paying a very small amount. And the IOM is doing fairly well IMO. maybe that's the problem??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 3 minutes ago, finlo said: Higher personal tax rates plus higher Ni contributions. For a very few. And mostly only on a very small part of what they earn. Offset by significantly reduced taxation in other areas - capital gains and inheritance being the most obvious examples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ingham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, finlo said: Higher personal tax rates plus higher Ni contributions. So we still contribute less than most other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 minute ago, genericUserName said: For a very few. And mostly only on a very small part of what they earn. Offset by significantly reduced taxation in other areas - capital gains and inheritance being the most obvious examples. The two examples you've cited only apply to a very small section of society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ingham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Just now, finlo said: The two examples you've cited only apply to a very small section of society. I don’t understand the point you trying to make. Are you suggesting a small Increase recently makes us worse off than other places? It’s barely noticeable to most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) 7 minutes ago, finlo said: The two examples you've cited only apply to a very small section of society. That's not true. In the UK the inheritance tax threshold is £325k. That's the price of many more or less entry level houses. ETA: I am not arguing for or against inheritance tax here btw. Only with your facts. Edited April 14 by genericUserName Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 minute ago, Anthony Ingham said: I don’t understand the point you trying to make. Are you suggesting a small Increase recently makes us worse off than other places? It’s barely noticeable to most people. The point I'm making is you're much better off in the UK from a financial point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Just now, finlo said: The point I'm making is you're much better off in the UK from a financial point of view. I wouldn't bother finlo, more fucking notwell shite arguing black is white, it'll just annoy you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ingham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) 2 minutes ago, finlo said: The point I'm making is you're much better off in the UK from a financial point of view. I don’t think so. I was speaking to someone only this afternoon who had made a few quid on some shares. Not a lot, but he mentioned he would have to pay capital gains tax. He nearly fell off his chair when I told him we didn’t have any. Edited April 14 by Anthony Ingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Just now, finlo said: The point I'm making is you're much better off in the UK from a financial point of view. And then your Council Tax bill lands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ingham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 He also couldn’t believe we get tax allowance for mortgages and local car loans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.