Quote Originally Posted by dominion View Post
Poll tax was a fantastic idea. Everyone pays an equal amount for equal services. What's the problem with that?
Houses with more people in them don't have more bins to empty, nor do they require more street lighting or need greater fire service coverage. So why should a household with 5 adults pay five times the amount of a household with 1 adult?

Also (and I think this is why the poll tax was so unpopular) is it a well-established premise of UK taxation policy that those with more give more.

I note we have strayed from discussing the BNP onto random political debates and yet more psycho-analysis of Christopher Leigh's personality traits. I think this can only be a good thing. CL, I'd be interested to hear your views on what proportion of the UK's energy should come from nuclear power, and the long-term effects of wildlife tourism on the dwindling African elephant population.