On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:09:00 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote:
However, in your continual attacks on the "Poll Tax", you
ignore the discounts and exemptions that were given to
people - why?

Because it doesn't suit a socialist's cause to have to face the truth.

If you read my earlier post you'll find that my widowed mother living on
the OAP actually paid more with the poll tax than rates.

Significantly more? How much in % terms?

We were better off under the poll tax because we had 3 kids at school.

Next door were worse off by about 20% but their kids were all working
and they had 4 salaries coming in.


It was a typical Tory idea of cutting taxes for the *very* well off, but
fooling middle England it would be a good idea for them.

Politicians have always been so. How much community charge does "Oh No
Antonio" pay on his £3 million Belgravia (?) house?

DG