Comments on: Death and taxes http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: alastair http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208999 alastair Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:18:13 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208999 Richard, whilst I take your point it is worth remembering that when Darling stands up today most of his speech (and assuming there is any content of substance then that as well) will be driven by political considerations. It is perhaps also worth remembering that in terms of tax collection, morality, if there is any, follows Marx - from each according to his means. Problem is that for most people tax collection morality means collect it from anyone but me!!! Richard, whilst I take your point it is worth remembering that when Darling stands up today most of his speech (and assuming there is any content of substance then that as well) will be driven by political considerations.

It is perhaps also worth remembering that in terms of tax collection, morality, if there is any, follows Marx - from each according to his means. Problem is that for most people tax collection morality means collect it from anyone but me!!!

]]> By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208890 Tax Research LLP Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:33:35 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208890 And what informs politics but morality at the end of the day. Sure, pargmatic issues intervene in tax design But morality informs the choice as to what to tax, and at what level Tax and morality cannot be separated, in my opinion And what informs politics but morality at the end of the day.

Sure, pargmatic issues intervene in tax design

But morality informs the choice as to what to tax, and at what level

Tax and morality cannot be separated, in my opinion

]]> By: alastair http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208865 alastair Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:18:55 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/10/09/death-and-taxes/#comment-208865 I continue to think that this misses the point. Tax is not a moral issue, but a political one, and there will be changes to inheritance tax because of politics. I continue to think that this misses the point. Tax is not a moral issue, but a political one, and there will be changes to inheritance tax because of politics.

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