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shnaek
Guest
Every day I grow more sickened by the way that my tax is being spent. As a believer in the policies in many European countries I have no objections to tax, but I strongly object to the way it is being spent in this country. I wouldn't mind if we had great services to show for it - ie. good roads, great health system, civic offices open at hours that suit the working public. But to hear now that 50,000 non-skilled or semi-skilled other employees are going to piggy-back on the craft workers pay rise makes me sick. They are set to get 80pc of the agreed craft rate just because of the recent building boom where electricians and carpenters rates took off. This means 17pc pay boost - to be funded from where?
To hear the amount of money that is spent on our massive civil service every year on wages alone is reason enough for us all to refuse to pay tax. In fact, when I and most of my friends in IT were made redundant other more fortunate firends of mine in the civil service attempted to lure me in, and I must say that they made a very strong case.
Those that I work with now have the plan of working in the private sector until they have a family and then making the move into the civil service to take advanage of the time off, friendly hours and excellent pensions on offer there.
I must say that it appears an excellent plan to me, and the only way I am ever going to see the benefit of all the taxes I pay.
To hear the amount of money that is spent on our massive civil service every year on wages alone is reason enough for us all to refuse to pay tax. In fact, when I and most of my friends in IT were made redundant other more fortunate firends of mine in the civil service attempted to lure me in, and I must say that they made a very strong case.
Those that I work with now have the plan of working in the private sector until they have a family and then making the move into the civil service to take advanage of the time off, friendly hours and excellent pensions on offer there.
I must say that it appears an excellent plan to me, and the only way I am ever going to see the benefit of all the taxes I pay.