Should the highest rate of income tax be raised to 50%

Actually I think you'll find that others are the judge of what you know..

Your clearly someone who has read a few right wing articles and now suddenly thinks you have economics mastered. You are no cleverer than the person you called stupid.

You are no cleverer than the person you called stupid.

The simple answer to this thread is 'No' .

Government already make rich individuals pay 47% of income taxes and i think that's plenty high enough. We should reduce government greed and shift taxation away from incomes.

Yeah true but your not an examiner nor do I value your opinion to be frank or this posters opinion.



No , I don't really read right wing articles, you have no idea what I read, some of my sources I have used is the guardian.




Again this is subjective, I believe I am and don't really care if you think otherwise!

You called someone else an idiot because of their gcse results, when you yourself are a little kid who hasn't even taken his.
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You know very little about economics which was highlighted by your contributions in your debate with Des.

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You

Yet you pretend that you're this knowledgable, seasoned individual. Your view on the world is very immature and lacks nuance, understandably.
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You also have appalling spelling and grammar.

'Government greed'

Rofl

Why are you rolling on the floor and laughing at the notion that the government is greedy? We spend £10bn simply in government and bureaucracy. The government isn't your friend.

“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist." - John Maynard Keynes

The economist being the government in this case
But then again you sound like you think the rich should pay more tax for those who are less productive. How is that fair? If I came in and stole 50% of your hard earned income, is that right? Why is it okay when the government does it? Whilst you might say that the money goes to good causes like the NHS, what if I gave the money I stole off you to charity, is it still theft.

Taxation is legalised robbery, nothing more

Actually I have taken a few and already have more A*'s than him and if I do worse I will eat my hat. We'll see on results on day how wrong you are!

Again this is subjective, he labelled most cases 'rare' and 'extreme' and picked data patterns which suited him, both the IMF and the OCED are subjective ( after all he claims they were wrong about austerity, they could be wrong again)and you can view the same differently. Many economics graduates are left and right wing which obviously shows both sides have a valid case. I illustrated that Keynesian economics isn't necessarily left wing and right wing Keynesian economics does exist and has worked in the past. This is your biased opinion which I frankly don't really care about.

Can't say I care, this is a forum

Why are you rolling on the floor and laughing at the notion that the government is greedy? We spend £10bn simply in government and bureaucracy. The government isn't your friend.

“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist." - John Maynard Keynes

The economist being the government in this case
But then again you sound like you think the rich should pay more tax for those who are less productive. How is that fair? If I came in and stole 50% of your hard earned income, is that right? Why is it okay when the government does it? Whilst you might say that the money goes to good causes like the NHS, what if I gave the money I stole off you to charity, is it still theft.

Taxation is legalised robbery, nothing more

Coming on to a student forum to show off about your grades is incredibly sad and pathetic. Congratulations.


No it isn't subjective. He didn't label everything 'rare' or 'extreme', he simply stated that each country and each situation has its own unique set of factors. It's not about what your opinion is, it's about the fact you totally failed to back your points up with substantial evidence and when challenged you retreated saying 'he knows more about economics than me' and 'it's just my opinion'.

Coming on to a student forum to show off about your grades is incredibly sad and pathetic. Congratulations.

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You're not worth my time.

Actually I have taken a few and already have more A*'s than him and if I do worse I will eat my hat. We'll see on results on day how wrong you are!


Again this is subjective, he labelled most cases 'rare' and 'extreme' and picked data patterns which suited him, both the IMF and the OCED are subjective ( after all he claims they were wrong about austerity, they could be wrong again)and you can view the same differently. Many economics graduates are left and right wing which obviously shows both sides have a valid case. I illustrated that Keynesian economics isn't necessarily left wing and right wing Keynesian economics does exist and has worked in the past. This is your biased opinion which I frankly don't really care about.





Never said I was knowledgeable. Again this is subjective, I couldn't care less of your opinion.





Can't say I care, this is a forum

You're always on the IB forum. I guarantee you that this boasting will mean you will never get into investment banking.

Y when you yourself are a little kid who hasn't even taken his.

It is subjective because its your opinion
I did back it up , it would be nice for you to point out some examples and I would be glad to expand. I clearly stated that the IMF and OCED are subjective and as you two claim they were wrong about austerity , they could easily be wrong again. You can view the same facts differently.
The fact is he is older and knows more. As I said there are plenty of people who have economics degrees and are right wing and left wing which means both cases have a valid point.

Keynesian economics isn't necessarily left wing , as it can be adapted to be right wing. The Tories in the 60's used a loose form of it and Regan arguably used it.

You dodged all my points and this shows truly bad you are at debating. I do not need advice from you.

This is online and I don't boast in real life. Plus I wasn't boasting , it was self defense.

I don't really need career advice from you as I have a plan and know exactly what I'm going to do. Thanks anyway!( unless your a banker ?)
Anyway what year are you in/how old are you?

This is online and I don't boast in real life. Plus I wasn't boasting , it was self defense.

The fact that there are plenty of right wing economists does not mean they necessarily have a valid point. There were plenty of highly regarded people who thought the world was flat...
It's not totally subjective. He simply got the better of you in that debate, given that you retreated and had no response to his arguments. If you watch two people have a fight and one knock the other out, it's not exactly 'subjective' as to who won the fight.


A right wing leader can utilise left wing economics. Which is exactly what happened. When the banks collapsed, George Bush bailed them out with an $800 billion package. It was an unquestionable example of socialism in action.

The fact that a right wing leader was implementing it did not make it right wing and implemented right wing policies.
The Tories in the 60s were a lot more economically leftist than they are now. They accepted Keynsian economics, just as Labour in the late 90s accepted neoliberalism.

That doesn't make Keynsian economics right wing or neoliberalism left wing.

The fact that there are plenty of right wing economists does not mean they necessarily have a valid point. There were plenty of highly regarded people who thought the world was flat...

If you're boasting about predicted GCSE grades, boy, you're never breaking into the industry. Your online attitude isnt going to be much different to you in real life. Interviewers and HR are notorious for picking out arrogant idiots like you and it never ends well.