On 21/05/12 23:54, hugh wrote:
In message op.wel8lhz8gtk8fg@hugh-lap, Hugh - Was Invisible


Bu there are still billions of council taxes not collected each year
notably in the left wing metropolitan areas.

But it's the only tax were ease of collection takes precedence over any
notion of fairness.


'twas ever thus. The ideal tax from the tax farmers' point of view:
cheap to collect, difficult to avoid, fairness€” or rather, neutrality in
terms of changing spending patterns€” is a long way behind.



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djc