tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post1723439675083922033..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: The consequences of not mugging youChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-14654875813864521252014-07-11T18:17:38.625+01:002014-07-11T18:17:38.625+01:00XX The only way in which you could consider a tax ...XX The only way in which you could consider a tax break to be a subsidy is if you believe that the government is entitled to all your money and that anything it allows you to keep is tantamount to a gift. XX<br /><br />Seeing the amount of people at budget time that are wetting their nickers over a reduction of 0.1% in income tax (forgeting the increase of 15% on beer, tobacco and petrol, of course), then that is EXACTLY how the normal and average imbicilic member of the voting public thinks.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-28408851000709735492014-07-11T00:39:30.568+01:002014-07-11T00:39:30.568+01:00"Marketing is a cost of doing business and is...<i>"Marketing is a cost of doing business and is therefore a legitimate expense that comes off the bottom line. Salaries to staff are also business expenses, but would anyone claim that the taxpayer is subsidising the salary of McDonalds' CEO?"</i><br /><br />And, of course, by paying a salary to workers, bosses are subsidising their junk food diets. Thus leading to the inescapable conclusion that paying any money to anyone is, in fact, leading to ill health.<br /><br />DKDevil's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832949569501846730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-38445471890387439232014-07-11T00:09:03.069+01:002014-07-11T00:09:03.069+01:00Beautifully argued as ever. One thing is worth add...Beautifully argued as ever. One thing is worth adding though. By not mugging me, I am £60 better off than I might have been. You, on the other hand are £60 worse off than you might have been. The net difference between us is thus £120. Such inequality is unfair and the government should act immediately to correct this lamentable state of affairs. A royal commission should be set up immediately!Geoff Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792854945403024382noreply@blogger.com