tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post3818975245951768703..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: The futility of R&D tax credits.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31304478666482451582015-05-21T07:26:07.438+01:002015-05-21T07:26:07.438+01:00B, yes, obviously.
But the politicians have persu...B, yes, obviously.<br /><br />But the politicians have persuaded a lot of people that "National Insurance pays for your old age pension".<br /><br />Some people say we can't replace NI with LVT because that means there wouldn't be any old age pensions any more.<br /><br />These people are terminally stupid, but faced with that level of stupidity, why would any politician want to reduce NIC? You'd lose the votes of all the stupid people.<br /><br />See also VAT: a "tax on consumption".Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-877009522600988082015-05-20T18:19:12.698+01:002015-05-20T18:19:12.698+01:00Just get rid of bloody national insurance. Why ha...Just get rid of bloody national insurance. Why have two separate taxes on labour?<br /><br />Oh, wait, it's so that salt-of-the-earth landlords don't have to pay one of them, but grubby businessmen do, isn't it?Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-22315055525907760102015-05-20T13:02:55.493+01:002015-05-20T13:02:55.493+01:00L, yes obviously:-) but one step at a time L, yes obviously:-) but one step at a time Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-90152579956292529692015-05-20T11:53:12.613+01:002015-05-20T11:53:12.613+01:00Or, even better, you scrap all of the IT, NIC, R&a...Or, even better, you scrap all of the IT, NIC, R&D Credits, etc etc and simplify the whole system around one simple tax on the...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com