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And now the SC rules aganst Donnie on Birthright Citizenship. Children born to undocumented immgrants are ruled to be US citizens.

Four SC decisions, three defeats for Trump; 1) The President has the power to remove "independent" commisioners on regulatory bodies. 2) Trump's appeal against his civil conviction for defamation was refused. 3) Trump's attempt to remove Lisa Cook fron the Board of the Federal Reserve was blocked. 4) Mail-in ballots received after polling day but post marked on or before that day must be counted, going against Trump's wishes to discard them.

There are many reasons; Some inherited wealth as descendants of invaders who seized land Some worked extremely hard Some invested and made the correct/lucky choices when playing the markets Some played close to illegality and fraud, but got away with it Some are simply bullshitting snake oil salesmen

Next you will be claiming that income Tax is unfair as somebody earning £50k pays more than somebody earning £25k.

She will pocket £40k for not playing a shot.

True, but then again I continue to pay tax to help fund the NHS even when I'm not using it. What sort of chaos would ensue if everybody got a day-to-day input into Government spending ?

We would both have been earning more, but then the cost of living is probably higher across the board, so the honest answer is "I don't know". However, houses sell in Outer London, so they must he somehow "affordable".

Speculation.

Of course it is. If my house was magically transported to Outer London it would instantly gain over £700k in value.

No I am not. What you "get out of the system" is not necessarily reflective of what you "put in". ( Going on a tangent, for many years Croydon was a net beneficiary of the national Business Rates pool, whilst Blackpool was a net contributor. ) What I am saying is that, perhaps, proportionally more of the total tax take should be redistributed northwards. This does not require any change in an individual's "contribution".

No. Everybody faces the same tax burden: Income Tax, VAT, NI, etc are not regionally defined within England. Some people have geographically enhanced property values and incomes, but that is the luck of the draw, and if as a consequence higher rate taxes or taxes of opportunity such as Inheritance Tax kick in, so be it. How Government decides to spend it's tax revenues should be decided by greatest need. Ultimately all people should have the same chances in life - historically the North has lagged behind because the country is London focussed.

The fact that property.prices are grossly inflated the further south and east you go is not an excuse for constricting investment north of the Trent.

How exactly does he organise the tax system so that he can "tax the south to pay for the north" ? Regionally banded Income Tax rates ? 3% VAT surcharge south of Coventry ? Fuel Excise duty raised inside the M25 ?

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