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Old 02-08-2008, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DavidCPorter View Post
I have never been in the higher rate of taxation so I have not had to pay at 90% or even 40% but if I did I would be earning over £40,000 a year taxable at the lower rate. .
Mr. Porter being from a poverty-stricken place like Dromara you get away with (comparatively) low tax, people from an opulent society like Saintfield (where being a millionaire is the equivalent of a pauper) cannot relate to such a scenario.
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