What taxes on other people would you support?

Norman_Castle

^Add people using "basically" for no reason and the incorrect use of "your" and "you're".

Pennywise

BobQ wrote: »

The problem with this is NIC is a tax (insurance) related to specific things, such as unemployment. Why should retired people pay to insure against being unemployed?

No it's not really. All the money goes into the same "pot". NIC receipts aren't ring-fenced to pay for specific things like the state pension, sick pay, unemployment benefits, NHS etc. People still get the state pension, access to NHS and some other benefits even if they've never paid a penny in NIC. Pensioners may not need insurance against unemployment, but they still benefit from the state pension and the NHS, carer's allowance, disability benefits, care home costs etc. Class 4 self employed NIC doesn't accrue any benefits at all - it's just a tax, pure and simple!

JP08

westernpromise wrote: »

I would put a tax on people pronouncing H as "haitch", on people who say "could of" instead of "could have",

JP08 wrote: »

People using abherrant apostrophes.
People using "there", "their" and "they're" incorrectly.
People who say "pacifically" instead of "specifically".
People who use the word "literally" as means of emphasis.

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Add people using "basically" for no reason and the incorrect use of "your" and "you're".

I think we're on to a winner here. Could raise a mint ...

mufi

Norman_Castle wrote: »

^Add people using "basically" for no reason and the incorrect use of "your" and "you're".

And then add "for free". It's used so frequently, including by the BBC, that I doubt most realise it's incorrect.

westernpromise

mufi wrote: »

And then add "for free". It's used so frequently, including by the BBC, that I doubt most realise it's incorrect.

And "comedic".

Noun: tragedy = adjective: tragic
Noun: comedy = adjective: comic.

It is tragedic that this error persists.

And "commentate". One who comments is a commentator. A commentator comments. He does not commentate. If he does, then a commentator should be called a commentatator, and he would commentatate, making him a commentatatator.

And "fortuitous". Tiger Woods was not fortuitous with that putt. He was fortunate that quite fortuitously, the ball stopped in a place that made for an easy putt.

mayonnaise

westernpromise wrote: »

And "comedic".

Yes, definately.

wotsthat

It has come to my attention that some manufacturers of diesel cars have been fiddling emissions data and particulates associated with diesel may not have been risk assessed appropriately. It's absolutely a moral imperative that, for our children's sake, taxes are dramatically increased on diesel fuel and reduced for petrol.

It's entirely co-incidental that I'll shortly be swapping my diesel car for a petrol version.

zagubov

Norman_Castle wrote: »

^Add people using "basically" for no reason and the incorrect use of "your" and "you're".

And most of all, people who say "I can't" when they obviously mean "I won't".

Sapphire

JP08 wrote: »

We could have a grammar Nazi tax ! Then we can add a fine list to the above.

People using abherrant apostrophes.
People using "there", "their" and "they're" incorrectly.
People who say "pacifically" instead of "specifically".
People who use the word "literally" as means of emphasis.

Misuse of 'effect' and 'affect' drives me crazy…

Also 'practice' (noun) and 'practise' (verb) in British English.

Also 'your' and 'you're' (or has someone already mentioned this?)

Also unnecessary hyphenation where meaning is clear without hyphens, and incorrect use of hyphens and en dashes.

Sapphire

westernpromise wrote: »

I would put a tax on people pronouncing H as "haitch", on people who say "could of" instead of "could have", and on women who do their makeup on the Tube.

I'd also tax those who eat vile-smelling food on public transport – probably all food smells horrible under such circumstances, unless you are eating it.

I'd tax those who leave food bags and drinks cans lying around on public transport.