No it's crap - we are taxed for everything - my council tax has gone up to a riduculous level so don't get me started on immigrants!! Australia have got it right....if you have no way of supporting yourself your not welcome!!!
2006-08-08 02:53:00
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answered by Anonymous
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I've just had an almighty row with my mum & dad over this issue and I can't believe how many people believe everything that's published in the media! Council tax will rise anyway, it rises every bloody year by a stupid percentage. Immigrants are not wholly to blame! I agree that we should have a system similar to Austrailia where if you can't afford to live there, you don't live there but they have issues with illegal immigrants like every othe country.
My parents view is that they should ship all immigrants out of the country instead. My view is that we should round up all the illegals and ship them out but those who wish to live in this country and pay to live in this country can stay. Some industries would grind to a holt without migrant workers!
Furthermore, this country was rebuilt after WW2 using immigrant workers, my grandparents were indeed immigrants or refugees from Nazi concentration camps. I am amazed how many people, my parents included, forget this! And what scares me even more is that the media puts a bigotted view of immigrants in the spotlight causing unrest and suspicions of foreign people.
What's needed is a tougher stance from the Government on people coming to this country and thinking they're going to get a meal ticket - house, benefits, free health care etc etc. Until then Britain will be seen as an easy target and they'll continue to arrive in droves.
2006-08-08 16:50:29
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answered by sammydog_uk 2
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Im a pensioner, and worked from age 15 to pay taxes and all the rest of the money we are conned out of. Because I worked, and saved, and never owned a car, and never had a holiday, I am now going to have to cut down on my food and winter heating to pay for foreign people who have never done a days work here, or paid a penny tax here to just walk in and be given council houses the British cant get, and live off us for as long as they want. I didnt used to be prejudiced,but by hell, I am now.!!!!
2006-08-08 19:25:21
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answered by k0005kat@btinternet.com 4
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Where are getting your information from? Council Tax pays for a range of things. What makes you think that any rises are specifically paying for immigrants?
2006-08-08 16:13:40
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answered by Smarty pants 2
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YOU WILL PAY MORE & MORE
THEN YOU WILL AGAIN PAY MORE & MORE
How the HEll do you expect Mr Blair, COUNCILLORS etc etc
To have 3 MONTH holidays in the BAHAMAS & other EXOTIC PLACES
Also Councillors JAUNTS AROUND THE WORLD
on Council BUSINESS
( commonly known as FREEBEES )
After all Council tax Is GOING UP & UP
Whilst Council services are GOING DOWN & DOWN
So while Councillors MPs ETC ETC are having 5 STAR freebees then we have to pay fot them
Unless all this freebee & running around stuff STOPS we are going to continue PAYING
MORE & MORE
for LESS & LESS
Soon we will have a seperate charge for BIN EMPTYING
They are already saying LETS PUT A WEIGHT LIMIT on HOUSEHOLD REFUSE
and CHARGE for EXTRA weight
2006-08-12 04:42:54
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answered by itsa o 6
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Only if the immigrants pay for the outstanding amount. Native Brits should not have to pay for services for other people they don't even want to have around. Immigrants should be taxed at source - call it a "guest worker" tax. If they don't like then they can p*ss off to another country.
2006-08-09 08:02:49
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answered by Mike W 2
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Many years ago, Enoch Powell said if your going to help poor foreigners, help them out in their own country, don't bring them over here and nobody listened, now look at the state of this country, foreign immigrants are given everything even though they have never conributed in taxes, national insurance etc. while the rest of us are treated like second class citizens in our own country. Is it any surprise racism is on the up when this government puts foreigners first and it's own people second. You couldn't make it up.
2006-08-09 08:59:24
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answered by button mushroom 3
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I just don't agree with having to pay a local tax that's based on the value of your home (the council tax). The Liberal Democrats' proposal of a local income tax is much fairer.
2006-08-08 10:06:26
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answered by quierounvaquero 4
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Only the PC human rights brigade. New Labour will squeeze us dry soon. No there are people in this Island that need houses and health care yet we support more and more immigration. Crazy policy of Tony Blair or is it his wife?
2006-08-09 16:44:28
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answered by deadly 4
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Princess, we have 12 to 20 million of them, only counting the illegal ones (not the more than 1 million per year we let in legally). Los Angeles County alone spends $1 billion dollars per year on just the illegal immigrants amongst them. President Bush is thinking of relaxing immigration from Cuba if things go south there.
We have more than our share already, thanks.
2006-08-08 10:13:31
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answered by DAR 7
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No I don't think its fair, when standards are dropping all over the public sector because of immigration.
I pay £132.00 a month already!! thats more than I can afford now!! blair just cant squeeze us anymore, without causing major unrest and resentment.
2006-08-08 09:55:04
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answered by peewee72 2
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