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How to reform income tax: end the high marginal rate scandal (taxpolicy.org.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I have to say this reads a bit like:
"I barely earn more than four normal households' worth of income - and now the government is expecting me to pay for my own children! It's a scandal!"

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I can guarantee if this is posted to reddit it will be reply after reply of people going "what you don't understand is, £100,000 is the hardest wage to live on!".

    Ok then mate, swapsies. You can have my 28k and we'll find out.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, and joined with a few:
    "You don't understand, I was offered some more paid hours at work, but with the extra taxes at that income threshold, I'd only be working for £35 an hour, which is probably below minimum wage, as far as I'm aware. My life is so hard".

    Narrator: The minimum wage was actually £12.21 for people over 21 years of age.

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