You are one of the few people who gets it: and it's infuriating to me. Everyone is so focused on the symptoms of a broken tax and benefits system, and they are desperate to solve those, that the… (View Post)

To make it tax neutral, you simply merge income tax and NI, therefore taxing pensioners more. I realise they vote, which makes it a non-starter. While the poor people being screwed by the tax system … (View Post)

The key is to avoid cliff edges, and there are many ways to do it (including simply taxing benefits), but if it is not done you end up disincentivizing people from working because you have insanely h… (View Post)

I think I saw some of those videos on YouP... some video site. (View Post)

On the subject of importing low skilled workers (as carers, etc.), I think that this board is missing the biggest problem. Marginal tax rates - once benefit reductions are included - are often in the… (View Post)