Comments by "Roger Bennett" (@rogerbennett9641) on "No tax rises on working people is 'a promise we intend to keep', minister says" video.

@hendrixinfinity3992 Working people pay N I C supposedly to pay for their state pension, the state pension was allowed to shrink for decades to the point where it was necessary to introduce the triple lock. Now that the full state pension is approaching significant sum N I C contributions have been reduced by the Tories and the basic rate tax threshold has been frozen to drag more pensioners into paying tax. Paying tax on earnings over £12.5k when some benefits claimants can get three times that and pay no tax is a sick joke and great incentive for people to go the extra mile.
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He's a socialist so he is doomed to fail. No tax rises, bare faced lies. Inflation has increased a lot since basic rate tax threshold was last increased, ergo wages are increased to keep people from going bankrupt ergo the amount paid in tax increases so wages have to increase more so companies have to charge more to maintain profitability so inflation increase etc etc. Under socialism government expenditure increases beyond the level of the economy to sustain it, the government prints money to fill the gap causing more inflation resulting eventually in bankruptcy for the country but not the government.
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