10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
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10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
A story for people like me who are thinking of going back to England.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...7-2330678.html
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ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...7-2330678.html
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Imveryconfused
A story for people like me who are thinking of going back to England.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
I have always thought that inheritance tax was one of the better taxes and am amazed that a Labour MP is suggesting its removal.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Cape Blue
These 10 million probably haven't lived and worked abroad and discovered that the tax take in most developed countries is pretty much the same when you take them all (inc health & property) into account.
There is a website somewhere that gives a country's ranking according to the overall tax burden. UK, many will be surprised to find, is not top of the list by any means. You really can't escape taxes and expect to live in a modern society with decent infratructure.
But yes, some reforms in the UK would be good.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ta...-single-worker
Ok, they're stats - read what you will into them!!. UK sits lower than US, Canada, Spain, France but higher than Oz & NZ.
Ok, they're stats - read what you will into them!!. UK sits lower than US, Canada, Spain, France but higher than Oz & NZ.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by HiddenPaw
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ta...-single-worker
Ok, they're stats - read what you will into them!!. UK sits lower than US, Canada, Spain, France but higher than Oz & NZ.
Ok, they're stats - read what you will into them!!. UK sits lower than US, Canada, Spain, France but higher than Oz & NZ.
I can't for the life of me see why Brits think they are so hard done by- are they all so tunnel visioned that they don't research- or are they just lazy and rely on the Daily Mail to research for them..ahem. They automatically assume that anywhere is better off than UK...what is wrong with them???????
I was talking to a couple of Brits out here yesterday- they were grumbling about the recent hike in insurance premiums (living in Florida) and grumbling about the property taxes..but ended up with the usual mantra "but of course we are still better off here than in rip off Britain"....normally I don't bother saying anything to this attitude, but must have had the devil in me yesterday, cos I gave them a sympathetic smile and said "well if it makes you feel better to believe that".
It must be time for me to go home - I'm running out of patience with bullshit nonsense in this country and not all of it from Americans.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Taffyles
They automatically assume that anywhere is better off than UK...what is wrong with them???????
I think that sums it up.
"Havent got a clue" comments that you hear on this forum (australia section) and in real life . EG, pom woman moved from the UK as the old age pension in the UK is a pittance. Woman didnt even know australias pension is asset tested basically unless you are very poor you wont get a cent, yet that was a main factor in moving here!!
Poms been in OZ years cant afford a trip home even, but if you say something like food in the UK is cheaper than in OZ they will always come back with noooooooo way!, totally unaware of the reversal thats gone up the last 5 years with UK competition and OZ monopoly.
Or funny ones like some bricklayer slaggin off the uK pay, immigrants, and weather. All assume pay in asutralia will be higher, one quoted rates 3 times higher than are paid and weather, picking some place where in summer 38 and 90% humidity will be better to lay bricks in!
Or really sad ones like somebody with a child with problems, shooting down the help they get in the UK which is usually very generous time wise and free, seemingly unaware that in OZ they wont get any help unless they fork out big time for private specialits for the child.
Its like you say, anywhere and everything is better than the UK. But is it
Last edited by jad n rich; Aug 27th 2006 at 8:57 pm.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Imveryconfused
A story for people like me who are thinking of going back to England.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
Why not try the Isle of Man? Income taxes there are a lot lower than the UK.
http://www.gov.im
However, although the IOM is British territory, non-Manx need a work permit. AIUI this is normally a lot easier if you have a skilled occupation.
http://www.gov.im/dti/employmentRights/workpermits.xml
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Imveryconfused
A story for people like me who are thinking of going back to England.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
ONE in five Britons — nearly 10m adults — is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Taffyles
Wow- according to those stats Uk is only taxed marginally more than Switzerland!
I can't for the life of me see why Brits think they are so hard done by- are they all so tunnel visioned that they don't research.
I can't for the life of me see why Brits think they are so hard done by- are they all so tunnel visioned that they don't research.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Taffyles
I was talking to a couple of Brits out here yesterday- they were grumbling about the recent hike in insurance premiums (living in Florida) and grumbling about the property taxes..but ended up with the usual mantra "but of course we are still better off here than in rip off Britain"....normally I don't bother saying anything to this attitude, but must have had the devil in me yesterday, cos I gave them a sympathetic smile and said "well if it makes you feel better to believe that".
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Just thinking about this again, 10 mill brits want to emigrate, right so 1 in 6 of our mates, family are leaving the UK. That is just a load of toss.
We know 300+ people in the UK, out of that we know one friend who did leave UK, to aus, hated it ended up in spain. Then we have had 2 lots of cousins talking about emigrating to australia neither seem that clued up on it, more pie in the sky talk about great wages and sunshine. Dont think they will really do it. Had an uncle who moved to scotland, does that count
We know 300+ people in the UK, out of that we know one friend who did leave UK, to aus, hated it ended up in spain. Then we have had 2 lots of cousins talking about emigrating to australia neither seem that clued up on it, more pie in the sky talk about great wages and sunshine. Dont think they will really do it. Had an uncle who moved to scotland, does that count
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Just thinking about this again, 10 mill brits want to emigrate, right so 1 in 6 of our mates, family are leaving the UK. That is just a load of toss.
We know 300+ people in the UK, out of that we know one friend who did leave UK, to aus, hated it ended up in spain. Then we have had 2 lots of cousins talking about emigrating to australia neither seem that clued up on it, more pie in the sky talk about great wages and sunshine. Dont think they will really do it. Had an uncle who moved to scotland, does that count
We know 300+ people in the UK, out of that we know one friend who did leave UK, to aus, hated it ended up in spain. Then we have had 2 lots of cousins talking about emigrating to australia neither seem that clued up on it, more pie in the sky talk about great wages and sunshine. Dont think they will really do it. Had an uncle who moved to scotland, does that count
We all know them.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Inheritance tax should be abolished. Many family homes are lost because the owner dies leaving nothing but the family home, the benefactor has no means to pay the tax so the home is sold.
How can it be just to charge a fee for dying?
How can it be just to charge a fee for dying?
Originally Posted by Cape Blue
I have always thought that inheritance tax was one of the better taxes and am amazed that a Labour MP is suggesting its removal.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Texas_Dave
Inheritance tax should be abolished. Many family homes are lost because the owner dies leaving nothing but the family home, the benefactor has no means to pay the tax so the home is sold.
How can it be just to charge a fee for dying?
How can it be just to charge a fee for dying?
The U.S. has an estate tax as well, although the thresholds are higher than those in the UK.
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Re: 10m want to quit 'over-taxed' UK
Originally Posted by Cape Blue
I have always thought that inheritance tax was one of the better taxes and am amazed that a Labour MP is suggesting its removal.