Council Tax
- Thread starter jrwagh333
- Start date
Soldato
- Joined
- 27 Mar 2004
- Posts
- 4,638
- Location
- Telford
OPs going to jail
Then he should sell it and put it towards his bill... my ex used to be like this, she had 2 laptops a pc and a telly the size of wales yet used to complain about not being able to pay for gas and leccy!
Not me.
I have to pay, why shouldn't everyone? I get sick of seeing people on benefits in new cars and going on expensive foreign holidays every year when I'm driving a 10 year old car and holiday every 2 years. The growing sense of entitlement this country has seen from certain sections of the populace in the last 20 years is staggering. Good news. Finally I can see a benefit to actually working and contributing to society.
I don't.
I don't believe people who genuinely can't pay council tax are being locked up. There's still support available to people who are needy to get it either reduced or written off completely.
If the op can provide actual reports of poor people being locked up then I might change my mind.
Are you insinuating you can't meet your financial commitments without getting help?
Soldato
- Joined
- 8 Sep 2003
- Posts
- 23,180
- Location
- Was 150 yds from OCUK - now 0.5 mile; they moved
Just pay your bills. I do, millions do!
Soldato
- Joined
- 4 Aug 2007
- Posts
- 22,397
- Location
- Wilds of suffolk
Agree with all, pay your bills
Soldato
- Joined
- 22 Dec 2006
- Posts
- 9,393
- Location
- Around Town
Why would I sign a petition which;
1) Seeks to remove penalties and make it easier for people to avoid paying their taxes.
2) Would result in an increase in MY taxes to make up for the shortfall due to tax dodgers.
I would suggest that if you and your family are in a position that you are unable to pay your council tax then you really need to reassess whether you need all your expensive computer components.
PC's' flat screen TV's and holidays abroad are luxuries. Taxes are not.
/Salsa
1) Seeks to remove penalties and make it easier for people to avoid paying their taxes.
2) Would result in an increase in MY taxes to make up for the shortfall due to tax dodgers.
I would suggest that if you and your family are in a position that you are unable to pay your council tax then you really need to reassess whether you need all your expensive computer components.
PC's' flat screen TV's and holidays abroad are luxuries. Taxes are not.
/Salsa
So somebody doesn't pay a few hundred quid to the council
Council then gets them put in prison at twenty five times the cost to the taxpayer, of their original bill.
This is pointless, stupid and probably an abuse of power.
Every council tax should be slashed in half, they do almost nothing of any worth and frankly it would be cheaper to pay the fire/ambulance/police services directly.
And I'll take my own rubbish to the tip.
Council then gets them put in prison at twenty five times the cost to the taxpayer, of their original bill.
This is pointless, stupid and probably an abuse of power.
Every council tax should be slashed in half, they do almost nothing of any worth and frankly it would be cheaper to pay the fire/ambulance/police services directly.
And I'll take my own rubbish to the tip.
Councils are already having to close libraries and swimming pools. Do you really want them to shut down all social services too?
