angelic upstart
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But you've said you don't want older people paying.I believe in a progressive tax system were everyone pays if they are likely to benefit, which is why at the time I was against the Osborne tactic of lifting the lower paid from income tax altogether. By all means tax them a minimal amount, but it’s important (for me) we’re all tax payers.
Given what you’ve written so far on this proposed tax, how would you raise the cash and who would you target?
Statistically, they are more likely to need social care. If they don't receive enough from their pension, they won't pay. That seems fair to me.
To me it's about percentages, those on less than 50k a year, on PAYE and under pensionable age will pay a higher percentage of their salary. The rest will pay less, or not at all. I don't see how you can construe that as a fair progressive tax