Middle earners punished

[Eucalyptus321]

I am feeling so disheartened and frustrated by how middle earners are constantly suffering at the hands of ridiculous government priorities. My husband and I have a greater household income than other families we know but have less cash in hand due to increased taxes coupled with the fact we receive zero benefits like child benefit or tax free childcare etc. ZERO. If they want middle earners to fund the country thought tax then at least support us with childcare costs. It’s a joke that two parents earning £99k each get childcare funding but parents with one £101k salary and one £25k salary receive nothing. I just need to speak to people who understand the burden of raising a family amidst the current financial climate and then the potential of further tax rises!

Thanks. Allowances and tax levels are frozen for the next three years. That means that once you get to the 40% tax band, any increases you get, however modest will attract 40%, plus NI as well. So that means that the many people who get pulled into this level of tax will find that on a modest 4% increase perhaps 20-30% of their income will be taxed at 40% by the end of year three. That is not inconsiderable. Moreover, in my view it is immoral that for many very normal people, a portion of their income is taxed at 50% taking into account NI and income tax. I have seen no action whatsoever to constrain welfare spending. 13.4% of under 25s are not working or on training courses. The sickness benefit claims for the under 25s group are also at a record high. I do not believe that as a nation we are getting sicker.

One MP has been sentenced from Reform for taking bribery money from Putin. Putin was involved in Brexit. They frauded the country. Farage is good friends with Trump and Trump is good friends Putin.

I don't think he was an MP. A former MEP.

Brexit could have been negotiated very differently. But I know someone who actually did benefit from it.

Who's affording a nanny on 100k?

You're living in a dream world.

Exactly. Another person who assumed £100k = rolling in it!

My heart bleeds......not.

It should never have happened. What we are going through since Brexiy was complete is a lot of shit.

We are at the back of the queue in the EU and America. The commonwealth don't want to know and China doesn't trust us. What a fantastic idea let's all leave Europe we can do it. Our economy has shrunk and the monarchy that people love so much and are patriotic about have had to downsize.

The monarchy feeling some discomfort is not something I knew about. I’m an ardent remainer, brexit was one of the worst ideas this country has ever had and it was fuelled by racism, but I’m touched to know the monarchy has suffered.

the sooner they are in the bin the better

If Brexit was so racist why did immigration increase after Brexit? Less EU immigration, more from the rest of the world.

Charles has long had the ambition of pruning out the spongers and hangers-on.

Didn’t you see the buses? So much rhetoric on brexit was ‘taking control of our borders’ and who spear headed it? Oh yeah farage who is, say it with me now, a racist

We took control (which is perfectly fine and normal to do so) and we decided who we let in. Everyone outside the UK (and Ireland) gets treated fairly and equally. The Frenchman is treated as fairly and equally as an Indian, Sri Lanka or someoek from Japan.

Farage may or may not have said things in his youth. But if you look at statements made in adult life he's often praised Indian migrants for being hard working. Immigration went UP after Brexit. All we need is for the UK and EU to agree to free-(er) trade.

Pahahahahaah…. He may or may not have said things? And he praised Indian workers… what a hero, you’re right that totally makes him not a racist. Good god!

have we taken control of our borders? You sure? Then what’s this hysteria about small boats?

The government needs to look at ways to stop people having children that they can't afford. This is the main reason that the benefits bill is so high.

They need to raise the personal tax allowance and the thresholds …the tax is too high on workers.

Instead they’ve frozen them for 3 years …they are not for the working person anything but.

I hope Labour are binned off sooner rather than later. They shouldn’t have lifted the 2 child cap …

He's often praised Indian migrants and say that those raised in a Hindu household work hard, are driven and tend to do successful in UK society.

Before Brexit we let anyone come in from Europe but those outside Europe faced a harder time. We treated Europeans better. Now everyone is treated fairly.

I think we should tackle the boats more.

and you don’t see that as racist?

whst a sweeping generalisation to make on Hindu households. That in itself is problematic. But what a fucking dig at Sikh and Muslim households!

No, not really. He's praising them.

I was agreeing with you until until I read the second paragraph which has unnecessarily racist comments.

Agreed

theyre the welfare state party

My view on welfare. For those disabled yes.

For people who need temporary help because of dire really horrible situations yes. But it should be temporary until you reach self sufficiently.

There are some very vile and depressing attitudes on this thread. Have any of you considered the reintroduction of work houses?

Agree. What a disgusting thread. A lot of people on here have no compassion.