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"Tax is a Moral Issue"
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<blockquote data-quote="pycoed" data-source="post: 212499" data-attributes="member: 744"><p>Of course taxation is a moral issue: both the payment AND the spending of that taxation are governed by morals.</p><p>I spent all my working life being taxed under PAYE, so I had no option but to pay the "right" amount of tax, but I have every sympathy with those who seek to minimise their tax payments where they can. Why? because I believe that the government over the last decade or so particularly has broken the covenant that it holds from its constituents to spend that money "morally" in accordance with the wishes of the nation.e.g. we have entered wars on the other side of the world that do not represent the British interest, we have not been allowed a vote on Europe, we've had unfettered immigration as a deliberate act to change the social fabric of the country, our armed forces no longer are fully capable of defending the realm, state education is a disgrace etc etc. Generally, the government does what IT wants regardless of the mood of the nation. Government is way too big: parish council district council, county or unitary council, WAG (spit!), UK parliament all of which are largely subservient to Europe which hasn't managed an audited set of accounts since Gawd knows when. Is this how we want our taxes spent?</p><p>By & large, the taxpayer must feel that his taxes are being put to good use for the most part, in order that he stump up with good grace. I would suggest that the wholesale misuse of exchequer money means that if you can get away with it, then you WILL avoid paying tax. HS2 Anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pycoed, post: 212499, member: 744"] Of course taxation is a moral issue: both the payment AND the spending of that taxation are governed by morals. I spent all my working life being taxed under PAYE, so I had no option but to pay the "right" amount of tax, but I have every sympathy with those who seek to minimise their tax payments where they can. Why? because I believe that the government over the last decade or so particularly has broken the covenant that it holds from its constituents to spend that money "morally" in accordance with the wishes of the nation.e.g. we have entered wars on the other side of the world that do not represent the British interest, we have not been allowed a vote on Europe, we've had unfettered immigration as a deliberate act to change the social fabric of the country, our armed forces no longer are fully capable of defending the realm, state education is a disgrace etc etc. Generally, the government does what IT wants regardless of the mood of the nation. Government is way too big: parish council district council, county or unitary council, WAG (spit!), UK parliament all of which are largely subservient to Europe which hasn't managed an audited set of accounts since Gawd knows when. Is this how we want our taxes spent? By & large, the taxpayer must feel that his taxes are being put to good use for the most part, in order that he stump up with good grace. I would suggest that the wholesale misuse of exchequer money means that if you can get away with it, then you WILL avoid paying tax. HS2 Anyone? [/QUOTE]
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