tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post685340633616818847..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Who pays the lion's share of income tax?Lindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-61592410880910861002014-01-02T22:51:56.386+13:002014-01-02T22:51:56.386+13:00Aye Milt.Aye Milt.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-25953839383610629572014-01-02T17:15:18.354+13:002014-01-02T17:15:18.354+13:00What it tells us is that wage and salary earners a...What it tells us is that wage and salary earners are carrying the weight of income tax. Those whose wealth doesn't come from wages and salaries have ways of ensuring that their "income" doesn't put them any higher up the tax scale than they find convenient. I've no problem with my taxes going to help people on low incomes who spend and pay GST on everything they get, but it pisses me off no end to be subsidising the people with clever accountants.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-13968394345290282482014-01-02T16:49:33.170+13:002014-01-02T16:49:33.170+13:00All that shows is that high income earners swallow...All that shows is that high income earners swallow an inordinately large share of the pie, upon which they pay a small proportion of their income in tax.<br /><br />"It makes it harder for a high earning single income family."<br /><br />The poor babies, needing to get by on two grand a week! How do they do it? And your insurance company is ripping you off.Judge Holdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-54399508916566267432014-01-02T13:22:04.571+13:002014-01-02T13:22:04.571+13:00Correct, Lindsay. And why I get so angry when this...Correct, Lindsay. And why I get so angry when this 12% are vilified by the Left politick, and largely in the MSM, as greedy 'rich pricks'.<br /><br />That term of Cullen's, when compared to the reality of the tax take, encapsulates everything wrong with the West.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-89773798184283198792014-01-02T13:18:13.948+13:002014-01-02T13:18:13.948+13:00It makes it harder for a high earning single incom...It makes it harder for a high earning single income family. For example, one person earning $150K for a household will pay more tax than two people on $75K each.<br /><br />Even so, middle class incomes are also hit by the fact that with assets (mostly mortgaged) they also pay full insurances - I spend over $700/month on insurance and car registration, another $200/month on rates.<br /><br />The essential problem is that tax dollars have to come from somewhere, and moving the thresholds higher but taxing from different sources would help the middle class get ahead. ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-74806612565137598132014-01-02T12:44:18.234+13:002014-01-02T12:44:18.234+13:00Wow!Socialism and capitalism, with the egalitarian...Wow!Socialism and capitalism, with the egalitarian principle of democracy! We must have the perfect model of society here in New Zealand.Odakyu-senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462958097068123502noreply@blogger.com