Discussion on British Politics

[Huskii]

If Britain was under Labour Government, when I work hard and for example, start earning over £50,000 a year, I don't want to be paying 50 percent of that in taxes. Hell. No. I earned that money, I should be putting that toward my well-being, my family's well-being and other important causes. If anything, Labour encourages people not to work.

The things that taxes will always increase! Also you keep saying you work hard for your money but aren't you just a floor assistant in Marks and Spencer's? I personally don't want the national minimum wage to go up because businesses won't be able to afford staff, this would decrease jons and potentially close down business. It would a also increase the pricing on every product! This is why I won't be voting for labour

I am a "floor assistant" at M&S. But it will not be my career. I will work hard at University and reap the rewards. I was more talking about my future, not my current arrangement.

If your intended career is promising a £50,000 annual salary then under a Labour government you wouldn't pay more tax as the tax increase is only for people earning upwards of £80,000 per year and even then it's only an extra £1200~ per year in tax.

Also I wouldn't paint the "Working Class" as benefit scroungers as that simply isn't true. Yes, some do but I can almost guarantee you have some people earning a certain wage through a job or business they run and claim less money in income than they actually make only to then claim benefits.

I'll personally be voting Lib Dem as a tactical vote because my constituency is heavily Tory/ Lib Dem dominated.