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The one in the left hand column is for me.  The other one is socialist nonsense

Posted by Mark Hendy at 01:10pm on 19 November 2009

‘Socialist nonsense’? Heh… another out of hand dismissal of a realistic and fair system by someone who is evidently completely ignorant to the basics of fiscal management.

Posted by George Harris at 06:02pm on 19 November 2009

Any site that annoys right-wing yachtsmen and business persons like Mark Hendy gets my vote!!

Posted by Chris Bartter at 03:59pm on 26 November 2009

I don’t consider myself right wing.  I do however believe that it’s not the place of pressure groups to criticise the salaries voted for and approved by the shareholders of private companies.  Frankly, the remuneration level set by shareholders is no ones business but the shareholders and the office holder.  As for advocating higher marginal rates for “the super-rich” which I assume is measured in terms of income rather than asset wealth by the “other” TPA, this is a discriminatory policy which serves only to drive the productive classes to flee the pillage of the state.

Posted by Mark Hendy at 04:26pm on 26 November 2009

Mark,
You may not consider yourself right-wing. I quite accept that.  But, blimey, other people might…

Posted by CharlieMcMenamin at 11:18pm on 26 November 2009

Who are the unproductive classes? Are they the ones we want to stop breeding?

Posted by DaveBoyle at 12:24pm on 27 November 2009

So, TOTPA has an annual income of £0.  Hardly surprising then that if finds it easy to come clean about the identity of its donors.  No one.

Posted by Senorviva at 01:08pm on 27 November 2009

Mark, your claim that higher marginal taxes for the ‘super-rich’ may cause the flight of entrepenerial talent sounds plausible in classical economic terms. But in reality, there are barriers to entry and exit from markets which prevent such behaviour. I would imagine that a substantial portion of the super-rich as defined by TOTPA do business, make profit and in deed reside in this country. Granted, it may make short termist portfolio investments from businesses abroad appear less attractive causing balance of payments problems, but this will be offset by the repatriation of domestically accrued capital held in foreign accounts.

That said, I think these taxes need to be carefully means tested and applied strategically for businesses and people that can afford it. I also think it important for some of this revenue to be used to subsidise promising and sustainable industry to generate growth and employment, e.g. alternative energy.

Posted by George Harris at 04:57pm on 27 November 2009

Hi Cliff

Hope you’re well and not too lonely - or dissipated - in your office, staffed/operated, apparently, with 0 people.

There does seem to be a creeping degree of openess coming from the “other side” as this quotation shows

“We are also immensely grateful for the invaluable support provided to us by Avanta, and their Chief Executive David Alberto, who have generously been providing us with free office space since last summer.”

All the best

Brian Smith

Posted by Brian Smith at 09:35am on 27 February 2010