UK drought - end in sight
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: "Mike Lyle" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message [...] The poll tax was based on per unit of consumption, (i.e. per adult) and that didn't go down too well! We haven't had a poll tax for centuries! Well, that was one in effect. It wasn't. The words were a successful political ploy by the then Labour party, they took people in by it. Even with a rebating system, a tax payable in respect of individuals rather than income or wealth sounded awfully like a capitation, or poll tax, to me: It wasn't payable by ALL people so it wasn't a poll tax. Mary |
UK drought - end in sight
Stan The Man writes
Any chance of keeping this thread on-topic? That would be a bit out of character for urg, wouldn't it? ;-) -- Kay |
UK drought - end in sight
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Fisher wrote: "Mike Lyle" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: "Mike Lyle" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message [...] The poll tax was based on per unit of consumption, (i.e. per adult) and that didn't go down too well! We haven't had a poll tax for centuries! Well, that was one in effect. It wasn't. The words were a successful political ploy by the then Labour party, they took people in by it. Even with a rebating system, a tax payable in respect of individuals rather than income or wealth sounded awfully like a capitation, or poll tax, to me: It wasn't payable by ALL people so it wasn't a poll tax. Any chance of keeping this thread on-topic? You could try a new thread to discuss the poll tax if you think it's relevant to this ng. |
UK drought - end in sight
K wrote: Stan The Man writes Any chance of keeping this thread on-topic? That would be a bit out of character for urg, wouldn't it? ;-) If I hadn't cut the Gordian knot by going away for a week and allowing Mary and me to agree to differ on the niceties, I might have felt like trying to prove it _was_ on topic in water-use terms! But enough's enough -- till next time. -- Mike. |
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