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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 ?

French professional fartist.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pétomane

Has potential but no guile, control, or true threat. Erratic, and too prone to leaking runs.

I think we were 20 runs short, our innings stalled after over 15. I also don't think Baker is a T20 bowler.

Evening Major.