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TheTallGuy

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This isn't about me though is it? I'm not going to start hurling insults at you to justify or degrade my argument.

My point is that we live in a capitalist democracy where everyone does their bit and pays their way.

I don't like the way the super rich shirk their tax paying responsibilities, or big profitable companies like Amazon
The Royals do pay tax, admittedly there are some extra breaks that the Queen and Charles qualify for, but they make voluntary payments that reflect a large portion of what they would otherwise have paid.
 

Humble Village Farmer

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Essex
These people don’t get to live normal lives at all, they do more good than harm , they make more than they cost, they pay tax voluntarily, they are our representatives around the globe and do a great job promoting the U.K. and you want to tax them ? That family has made life for you and your family here better and you want to fine them for that?
It's called civilisation. There's a lot of people who dedicate their lives for the good of society or humanity. Most are unknown and either pay their taxes or are too poor to be liable for tax in the first place. The royals don't have a monopoly on public service.
 

Humble Village Farmer

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Essex

No monopoly but up their among the best at it , what public service do you do ?
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Not enough, but this isn't really about me though is it? You can try and make it about me to change the subject or throw insults around at people because they don't share your opinion. But ultimately my point, and I don't think you can really disagree with me, is that if everyone paid the same taxes we would all be better off.
 
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Hilly

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No monopoly but up their among the best at it , what public service do you do ?
Not enough, but this isn't really about me though is it? You can try and make it about me to change the subject or throw insults around at people because they don't share your opinion. But ultimately my point, and I don't think you can really disagree with me, is that if everyone paid the same taxes we would all be better off.
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Better off isn’t always measured in money.
 

Humble Village Farmer

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Not enough, but this isn't really about me though is it? You can try and make it about me to change the subject or throw insults around at people because they don't share your opinion. But ultimately my point, and I don't think you can really disagree with me, is that if everyone paid the same taxes we would all be better off.
Better off isn’t always measured in money.
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I rest my case
 

essexpete

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Essex
Actually, I think that you'll find that it's the other way around - the bulk of income from Crown Estates (which is held in trust on behalf of the Royal Family) goes to the exchequer & the royals only retain a percentage. Both HMQ & Prince Charles also voluntarily pay income tax on their private incomes.
I am sure you are correct but why should the Royals not be taxed?
 

bumkin

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Mixed Farmer
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pembrokeshire
Providing jobs isn't good enough justification for spending tax payers money. To suggest that the royals can't do their job without a royal yacht is fine but if they (or you for whatever reason) really want one, I don't think it should fall on the taxpayer to pay for it.
the problem with this country is we are ruled by people with a lack of vision, instead of paying people dole money it is better to provide productive jobs after ww11 we led the world in computing but we gave all our research and progress to the Americans we led the space race but the powers to be could not see the use for launching satellites so they shut down the space race program it these people that set us back, just imagine if we had developed a new royal yacht that was ahead of its time the spin-off from that could have kept some of our boatyards in work you have to look outside the box we seem to be obsessed with the old technology anything new is viewed with suspicion and that is why we have lost our market place we no longer have a truck manufacturing industry the only car industry is run by foreign companies there is f--k all left we can be proud of all because of narrow-minded individuals that cant see further than the end of their nose
 

S J H

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Bedfordshire
if they were to build a new yacht what would it actually cost? it would provide employment the steel used and the labor as long as it's British it would be just recirculating the money and would be a great advert for British craftmanship if you look around at all the tinpot millionaires with yachts I think it's a poor show they no longer have one, the influence they have in the world is immense and would only be enhanced by having one
It was £100m when they designed a replacement but the labour government wouldn’t pay for it, HRH was involved in the design back then, so it would be £190m in today’s money.

They were proposing that it was used to train apprentices aswell or be used as a hospital ship like Britannia.

I think it’s cheap in the scheme of things.
 

abitdaft

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Scotland
I think the dole is a fair rate for litter picking ! Ie no litter picked no dole money .

I doubt you would pick litter for the same amount as dole. I don't mean that as a put down, just that dole money is hardly a fair days wage for picking litter especially when you see council workers sleeping in their vans for half the day on a back road. Employ the unemployed to do it for a fair rate, not dole. How many times have you seen a crew ( umpteen ) of council workers to do slap dash repairs to pot holes? Amongst roadside litter there are bottles of lorry drivers pish, discarded drug abusers needles etc. I wouldn't do it for dole money.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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