"James Wilkinson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:05:17 +0100, Andrew
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On 03/07/2016 21:50, bert wrote:
In article , James Wilkinson
writes
On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:24:50 +0100, bert wrote:


Older people actually make a net contribution to the economy of about
£58bn per year.

From what? They don't work.
http://www.goldagepensioners.com/research


Employers NI is no longer paid once you reach state pension age,
even if you keep on working. Since NI is just tax with a
cuddly name (and has been for decades), this loophole should be
shut.

It's high time that NI is merged with income tax, with
proper bands. THis would do away with all the nasty side-effects
of earning a bit more but ending up worse off. It would also
claw back some of the eye-wateringly excessive pensions that
14,000 retired civil servants are trousering. This group has
climbed the greasy pole and ended up with salaries of £100,000+
and in quite a few cases £200,000+ and are getting pensions of
£50,000+ per year. Many are still working yet once past 65 they
don't pay NI.

Agreed. In fact ALL taxes should be in income tax.

Even sillier than you usually manage.

Makes a lot more sense to pay for roads using a tax on the fuel etc.

Apart from being fairer,

Even sillier than you usually manage.

there would be so much less paperwork for businesses and the tax office.

But is trivially easy to avoid showing any income, particularly with
businesses.