Corruption is expensive, which is why the American system is so broken. Americans spend more in public taxation on healthcare than we do in the UK. Not even counting private expenditure. (View Post)

Recessions are part of the economic cycle, they are to be expected, planned for and dealt with. Saying "we'd have been fine if it weren't for the recession" is like saying "w… (View Post)

I have seldom seen you make subtle puns. (View Post)

DavidL, I don't think "but we pay corporation tax" is a get-out-of-jail-free card for any other legally-defined tax, plenty of which exist. EG if I want to buy insurance, then there is… (View Post)

None of which prevents the government from instituting a tax, plenty of which exist, and almost all of which exist on top of corporation tax. (View Post)