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Topic started on 6-1-2012 @ 06:27 AM by Threegirls
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"Our tax chief had secret lunches with Vodafone and Goldman Sachs and then handed them billions in tax breaks – while keeping Parliament in the dark! "

The tax agency has blocked an enquiry (apparently) so a petition has been drawn up to David Cameron for 'tax justice'

Sign here

I honestly think that these things are brought to our attention simply to gauge our sentiment and enable us to feel we can do something about it via a petition which may or may not make a difference. I don't think a petition will make them do anything that isn't already in the works, they just get to look like they are listening.

So what do you think ATS, shall we sign the petition? Is this corruption in a Government (agency) something which warrants a stronger response, if so what?

Is anyone else just totally sick of contributing to this system?

News article

What does it take to convince us to stop complying with a system which robs us of valuable time and wealth?

Namaste

edit on 6-1-2012 by Threegirls because: to add link



reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 06:38 AM by Threegirls
reply to post by OwenGP185



Agreed, and good analogy, they want to see how many 'witnesses' there are and determine who cares and how strongly.

Namaste


reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 07:19 AM by Cosmic4life
reply to post by Threegirls



It's one law for them and another for the rest of us..you know it, i know it....

...but then the law in the UK has always been about protecting the money....you'll do more time for robbing a bank than you would for murder...unless your a banker or a politician or a judge.

It's good to see groups like UK-uncut getting airtime on news programs like Newsnight, maybe the middle class are finally waking up to the rip-off now that they are no longer recipients of hush-money benefits.

Cosmic..


reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 08:12 AM by Threegirls
It seems by the replies so far that we are all in total agreement.

That said, it surprises me that groups such as;
THIS
do not have more support here in the UK.

This group advocates actions such as;
" Boycott council tax payments
Boycott shopping weekends
Boycott buying fuel days
Boycott work days
Supporting community projects:
Growing & sharing local produce
Skills sharing
Working together to generate natural energy "

These actions would only be effective if enough people participate.

We are not without power, we need only to become united to take action against the tax system

Namaste


reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 08:31 AM by Flavian
Originally posted by Threegirls
It seems by the replies so far that we are all in total agreement.

That said, it surprises me that groups such as;
THIS
do not have more support here in the UK.

This group advocates actions such as;
" Boycott council tax payments
Boycott shopping weekends
Boycott buying fuel days
Boycott work days
Supporting community projects:
Growing & sharing local produce
Skills sharing
Working together to generate natural energy "

These actions would only be effective if enough people participate.

We are not without power, we need only to become united to take action against the tax system

Namaste


Don't agree with the council tax - that pays for your local services. Expensive as it appears, it is actually fairly cheap - by that i mean try sorting out your own policing, fire cover, bin collections, road maintenance, etc - i guarantee the bill will be far more than your council tax bill.

God, i hate having to defend a tax law!



reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 08:45 AM by Threegirls
reply to post by Flavian



Yes you have a good point there!

I think it is included because it is a tax that we can actually withhold. The other taxes are all taken automatically without consent so are not viable for boycott.


Namaste


reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 08:48 AM by Flavian
reply to post by Threegirls



You cannot withold it where it where i live! Be late with one payment and be prepared for a visit to your door......that bit i hate. Not like we can send the debt collectors round to them for some money back when the bin men don't turn up!

I think there would have to be almost total national dissatisfaction before us Brits took up complete opposition to taxes. There really isn't that level, at the moment.


reply posted on 6-1-2012 @ 09:03 AM by Threegirls
reply to post by Flavian



yip, we Brits sure are compliant

You are right about the council tax being impossible for us as individuals to avoid too!

We would need to have almost everyone on board

It's not really something we get that angry about until something like the mentioned article is published and even then we moan and complain and do nothing. If we talk about it we are seen as negative people, extremists and are avoided. Maybe we are just too well controlled in the UK.

What actually provokes us to get a bit of FIRE in our bellies? Where is our passion?

I love people, it burns me that so many are struggling while the cause of the economic problems sit pretty in their high towers. I don't wish them harm, I just want the corruption to end.

Namaste


reply posted on 9-1-2012 @ 05:37 AM by FFS4000
reply to post by teapot



The problem with that though is if you only work for one company, I was a self employed welder for many years, i did continuous work for the same company, with occassional weekends at another company, all declared. Then the tax man told the main company is was working for that they should employ me due to how much work i do for them, and so they could then claim paye from me at a greater rate than what i was paying as self employed.

Believe me the taxman does NOT like it when you side step paye for self employment as he doesn't get anywhere near the revenue. I pay more in a month in national insurance as an employee, than i did in a year as self employed, dont get me started on the tax though, and how much governmanet wastes of my hard earned money.
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