Where does our tax money go?

gfplux

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Caught the train yesterday into London. An hours journey on intercity. Cost me £34 return. Train was clean and on time, both journeys. Totally stress free. Cheaper than driving and quicker. Compared to the days of British Rail a totally different experience.

I've been receiving ongoing treatment from the NHS since the end of last September. Both from my GP's surgery and the hospital. Cannot fault the care I've received. From A&E, to scans, tests and a biospy. I accept the fact that if my health issues at any point are considered non life threatening. Then I won't be top of the list somebody else will.

With the growth in population, roads here locally cannot cope. Though would you suggest demolishing buildings to make roads wider? Or is it down to people to choose to use public transport. Which to them is inconvenient.

That's great news. Sounds like a good experience on the train. You need to make your positive feelings known as from outside the weight of comments are negative.

"Growing populations and roads that can not cope" Well that endorses what I have experienced and heard. Frankly you should not except it. Your local or national politicians need to be told to get it sorted either by changing public transport so people (are forced) to use it or........
Some posters say there is enough money so it should be spent or you have to change people's habits.
There is no excuse for doing nothing except that "people don't care enough"

Mistermeaner

I paid 32k in tax last year. From a gross of 96k ish

That is 4 months work for nothing

How many corbyn voters hand over 1/3 of their pay voluntarily?

How many do 4months of charity work a year?

I work my !!!!!!!! off - and corbyn thinks I should pay more?

westernpromise

I actually think the time has come when the honours system, the tax system and the House of Lords were re-aligned with each other.

Anyone who reaches a lifetime total of £1 million paid in PAYE would receive an automatic OBE. At £5 million they would receive a CBE, at £10 million they'd receive a KBE and at £15 million they'd receive a life peerage and elevation to the House of Lords. There, these people - who have contributed staggering personal amounts to the Exchequer - would scrutinise proposed legislation with appropriate healthy scepticism and would protect the interests of those of us who are routinely scalped to fund whingers, whiners and envy monkeys.

Such an honours system would also represent, for the first time ever, proper state recognition of the enormous contribution of those of us who actually, you know, fund the entire state. My tax, for example, pays the annual salary of six nurses, yet at no stage have I ever been thanked for this, whether by the state, by politicians or of course by nurses.

A second chamber of the country's most prolific taxpayers would be a huge improvement over the crony club that we have now. The only way you could get in would be to produce the payslips, and you'd then have a genuinely diverse assembly. What it would not include would be left-wing comedians or pop singers, because of course these people are all prolific tax dodgers, so it would truly represent those who genuinely contribute.

michaels

Mistermeaner wrote: »

I paid 32k in tax last year. From a gross of 96k ish

That is 4 months work for nothing

How many corbyn voters hand over 1/3 of their pay voluntarily?

How many do 4months of charity work a year?

I work my !!!!!!!! off - and corbyn thinks I should pay more?

So you didn't drive on any roads, wouldn't use the NHS in a medical emergency, would defend the country on your own in the event of an invasion etc etc...or perhaps you did get something from your 32k?

westernpromise

michaels wrote: »

So you didn't drive on any roads, wouldn't use the NHS in a medical emergency, would defend the country on your own in the event of an invasion etc etc...or perhaps you did get something from your 32k?

He got the same as someone who contributes nothing.

economic

westernpromise wrote: »

He got the same as someone who contributes nothing.

i.e. me. i am unemployed. but i have worked for ten years on a 100k average pay. paid a lot in taxes over those years. why should i continue paying taxes? PAYE is for losers.

BucksLady

Mistermeaner wrote: »

I paid 32k in tax last year. From a gross of 96k ish

I work my !!!!!!!! off - and corbyn thinks I should pay more?

Oh do cheer up! Many people work 'very' hard, but in return receive a pittance. Perhaps you should thank your lucky stars that your level of renumeration is so high! Look at it this way - at least you don't have to trot off to the food bank each week.

Mistermeaner

BucksLady wrote: »

Oh do cheer up! Many people work 'very' hard, but in return receive a pittance. Perhaps you should thank your lucky stars that your level of renumeration is so high! Look at it this way - at least you don't have to trot off to the food bank each week.

indeed - I know I'm doing well for myself

I also spend 2-3 nights (sometimes 4) nights away from my family each week

I also spend ~5K a year in petrol, motoring, travel, work clothes etc. that I otherwise wouldn't

I also spend approx 2K a year in childcare

A decent portion of my weekends are spent doing jobs around the house that I don't otherwise get time to do

I cant remember the last time I watched a film without falling asleep

Do you think I:

(a) should pay less tax
(b) pay the right amount
(c) should pay more tax

economic

Mistermeaner wrote: »

indeed - I know I'm doing well for myself

I also spend 2-3 nights (sometimes 4) nights away from my family each week

I also spend ~5K a year in petrol, motoring, travel, work clothes etc. that I otherwise wouldn't

I also spend approx 2K a year in childcare

A decent portion of my weekends are spent doing jobs around the house that I don't otherwise get time to do

I cant remember the last time I watched a film without falling asleep

Do you think I:

(a) should pay less tax
(b) pay the right amount
(c) should pay more tax

life is tough. and then you die.

Mistermeaner

Indeed it can be

But to the question; should I be paying more tax?