Voting if you’re classed as high earning

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just wondering if you earn high or wealthy who will you vote for?
I’m not wealthy but we both do have a higher than average income, however 7 dependents and a large mortgage takes everything!! So on paper we may look it
but realistically we budget for everything

anyway we live in a wealthy area with a lot of rich people (a lot lot better off than us, as far as I can tell anyway )
and they all said not voting labour as would be bad for them and all now detest the tories so all going Lib Dem or reform they keep asking me but I said I don’t know and I still don’t

got to say I’m not as clued up on politics as them and I struggle with understanding it all and what to believe
(maybe none) any one help me get a better understanding, everything I read I find overwhelming

I'm not a high earner but DH is. We're both voting Labour. It's the only possible way to get the Tories out in this constituency. Hell would freeze over before we would vote for Reform.

I'm a high earner (45 percent bracket) and will vote lib dem because they are the only party that can beat Tories here.

I never vote Tory because I care about others.

Reform UK.

Same here. I really don't know what to do. The local Lib Dem candidate doesn't seem to be a good option. Possibly Reform. I think there's a real possibility they will get in though.

DH is a 40% tax payer, I don’t work, we’re voting Labour. We want a better country for us all, not just those at the top.

I’m voting purely on the calibre of local MPs - so lib dems

I'm voting for Reform UK.

Blahblah34 · Today 12:32
I'm voting lib dem as rejoining the EU in some form is our only hope for economic recovery and they are the only party with that as a manifesto pledge”

Absolutely agree with you on the EU. Unfortunately, LibDems have no hope in our currently conservative constituency whilst Labour very much does.
I believe Labour will move towards another referendum if they are returned for a second term. They obviously can’t say that now, though. They need to get in first and foremost.

caringcarer · Today 13:12
I'm voting for Reform UK

Interested to know which of their policies attract you?

Labour, I am not a selfish twat.

Lib Dem as they may finally oust the Tories in my area.

We may end up paying more in corporation tax under Labour but I would be happy with that if the money is ploughed into state schools, health service, care sector, energy security and not pissed up the wall as with HS2.

Tories have also tried to seduce with the possibility of reintroducing child benefit but we are used to not having it & they haven’t sorted it out over the last 10 years so I wouldn’t trust them to do so now.

I hope whoever gets in sorts out the national disgrace of water companies spewing sewage into rivers and the sea while making profits.

Labour. No point saving a few quid in taxes if the country is collapsing around us.

Labour or Green. I grew up without money and I’m extremely lucky to be where I am now, I might benefit more if I voted for the tories but I care about others and would be happy to have less money if it means that others don’t have to live on the breadline.

Labour - have voted Lib Dem in the past but our area is a Tory ‘safe seat’, usually. However, the polls are showing that Labour is their only real opposition here so going with getting the Conservatives out.

I can set aside my criticisms of Labour because the bigger emergency is public services, which are in crisis. I don’t believe the conservative ethos cares enough about this and the far-reaching impact on all of society, so any alternative has to be better.

No party is doing a good job - the whole thing is utterly shameful.

Green, because I want my kids to inherit a liveable planet.

We're both high earners, and will both be voting Labour.

I've always trusted them more with public services, but I trust them even more now they have a former Director of Public Prosecutions at the helm - someone who has real world experience of running a public body.

I'm also encouraged by the Shadow (hopefully incoming!) Chancellor being an actual economist who is endorsed by Mark Carney.

This. I'm voting labour and we are considered high earners

Probably labour but need to check the Lib Dem chances of getting in. Will never vote Tory and the Greens have lost my vote since their allegiance with the SNP (who I'll never vote for either).

Both 40% bracket, will be voting Reform.

I want to see the Quangos reduced from the current 400+.

I wasn't always privileged. I know what it's like.
Exactly this, both DH and me:

"Labour. I have the money to cushion me - I ought to make choices that are best for those who don’t."

The average income is less than the £50k higher rate tax threshold, so you're well into the half of the population earning more than the other half, so by definition you're a "high"-er earner than most people.

I'm in the top 5% of earners and I will be voting Labour.

I've nearly always voted Labour.

The only times I haven't has been when I have tried voting tactically to beat the SNP.

My seat is currently SNP but should be won by Labour this time. Hurrah!

Should probably add for context, I am well into the 99th percentile of incomes and still will vote Lib Dem (or maybe Labour) at this election.

Not particularly inspired by any of the manifestos, however. If I were to be given the opportunity to write one that I would vote for, it would be pro free market, socially liberal, pro-EU, pro proportional representation, but also focussed on efficiency/value in public services.

Some of the things that are considered sacrosanct (by most) in British politics should be up for review in view of our aging population and weaker economic position (e.g. I'm not convinced a small co-pay on accessing the NHS would be such a bad thing / most people fail to recognise that GPs and Dentists are already private entities providing NHS services / the pensions triple-lock has increased pensioner wealth to the detriment of younger people.)

...and The Greens want to inherit the kids.

Sadly, probably Tory.

I considered voting Labour, despite being slightly right of centre in my politics - but it turns out (surprisingly to me) that bringing in additional co-habiting rights is a hard line for me and so they’ve lost my vote. Lib Dem have ridiculous tax policy and that screams they don’t know what they’re doing and I don’t align with Reform at all.

My local Tory MP has been great locally, has a voting record I largely agree with - and as much as I don’t want a Tory majority government, I would still like to have him as my government representative.