Tony Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Scenario 1 : Council Tax Home owners and occupiers pay a standing charge based on the notional price of their house regardless of what services they actually use or if the house is occupied. Scenario 2 : Poll tax Everyone in work pays an equal amount towards the services that they collectively use regardless of which services they actually use. If the above alternative was proposed today which would you plump for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries22 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 From what l remember of the Poll Tax, it caused a lot of family disputes, our family being one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Neither because your scenario 2 is incorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Is it? Did you read the last para' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 My mistake I meant I disagree with scenario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 The Poll Tax is worse than Council Tax because it is regressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 so you want people to pay for services they dont use ? i think the people of this country pay out enough allready . you obviously forgot about the poll tax riots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 to answer the OP council tax is far far fairer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 so you want people to pay for services they dont use ? i think the people of this country pay out enough allready . you obviously forgot about the poll tax riots ?people paid for services they didn't use when it was rates, its always been that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 people paid for services they didn't use when it was rates, its always been that wayWe pay for services we don't use now. Schools, old peoples homes, libraries, public transport, just off the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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