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income tax
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Near Half Of Adults Don’t Pay Income Tax Says IFS – Good, This Is As It Should Be
The Institute for Fiscal Studies tells us that near half of all adults don’t pay any income tax.…
NEF’s Error – A Universal Income Is On Top Of The Tax Allowance, Not Instead
The New Economics Foundation – usually known as not economics frankly – tells us that we should abolish…
Interesting Statistic – 87,000 Londoners Paid More Income Tax Than All Of Wales And Scotland
It’s difficult to insist that Britain doesn’t have a progressive taxation system when we get numbers like this.…
Why Not Copy India’s Tax System – Only The Rich Pay Income Tax?
There was a time when only those with truly interesting incomes paid that levy, the income tax. The…
To Answer The Guardian’s Question – 70% Income Tax Rates Won’t Work
The Guardian asks us a question in its headline here. To which, obviously enough, the answer is “No”.…
Paul Krugman’s Error Over Ocasio Cortez And The 70 – 80% Top Income Tax Rate
It’s always necessary to distinguish between Paul Krugman the exceptionally good economist and Paul Krugman the left leaning…
As Scotland Is Finding Out – Higher Income Tax Rates Can Mean Less Income Tax Collected
The basic contention of the Laffer Curve is that a tax rate can be “too high”, meaning that…
The Living Wage Rises Again – Great, So Let’s Stop Taxing The Poor So Damn Much
One of these things which is truly difficult to understand is the manner in which we’ve a Living…
Budget Revelation – Those Who Pay Income Tax Benefit From Income Tax Cuts
It might be worth our giving a little explanation to The Guardian about how tax systems work. We…
Jared Kushner Pays No Income Tax – A Fair And Entirely Reasonable Result
We’ve reports that Jared Kushner paid no Federal income tax for years. This is obviously going to play…