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Re:UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN... by EliRivers on Sunday November 18, 2018 @02:25PM (#18482034)
Can I also have everyone else in the same boat as me also donate the money they don't need? My few hundred pounds is not going to go far. I don't want them to take just my few hundred pounds. I want them to take in hundreds of millions of extra pounds.

I don't want charities having to rescue people from defunded services that were defunded to give money to people who will never notice it; I want the government to come up with better policies than "let's just cut some more taxes for people who don't need it and won't even notice".

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Re:UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN... by repolfx on Sunday November 25, 2018 @01:54PM (#18528231)
You may feel you don't need tax cuts or won't notice, but don't speak for everyone. You're really just taking the standard position of "I wish the government would take other people's money but I'll phrase it in an odd way, so I can feel virtuous".

The Inland Revenue does accept overpayments. You could give yourself a tax rise and be the change you wish to see in the world. If you don't then it seems like you're not being entirely straight-laced.

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