Why the tories do not deserve to win the next election

[BrilloPad]

Tories plan to raise inheritance tax threshold to £2 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...tance-tax.html

How exactly does this encourage people to work hard? Once children are 18 they should stand on their own feet.

Personally I would raise inheritance tax to 100% with a threshold of £0 - no exceptions for trusts etc. Perhaps the money raised could be used to lower income tax?

[VectraMan]

Personally I would raise inheritance tax to 100% with a threshold of £0 - no exceptions for trusts etc. Perhaps the money raised could be used to lower income tax?

I said that here once before, and everybody shouted at me.

[GreenerGrass]

Does it really encourage 18 year old children to bum around if they won't receive any inheritance until they are at least 55-60 years old?

[DimPrawn]

Tories plan to raise inheritance tax threshold to £2 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...tance-tax.html

How exactly does this encourage people to work hard? Once children are 18 they should stand on their own feet.

Personally I would raise inheritance tax to 100% with a threshold of £0 - no exceptions for trusts etc. Perhaps the money raised could be used to lower income tax?

Are you planning on dying when your children turn 18? Most "children" will probably be around 40 when their parents snuff it.

[VectraMan]

Are you planning on dying when your children turn 18? Most "children" will probably be around 40 when their parents snuff it.

If there's no inheritance, then it doesn't matter.

It's the cumulative effect that's most damaging. Generations of families where nobody works because they all live off family money.

[Board Game Geek]

Can't see anything wrong with it myself.

One of the main points to making obscene amounts of moolah is surely to provide for your family so they don't necessarily need to work if they don't want to ? They can then divert their time to other pursuits as it pleases them.

[DimPrawn]

If there's no inheritance, then it doesn't matter.

It's the cumulative effect that's most damaging. Generations of families where nobody works because they all live off family money.

Or the Socialist alternative:


Generations of families where nobody works because they all live off State money.

[oracleslave]

Can't see anything wrong with it myself.

One of the main points to making obscene amounts of moolah is surely to provide for your family so they don't necessarily need to work if they don't want to ? They can then divert their time to other pursuits as it pleases them.

WHS

[DodgyAgent]

Tories plan to raise inheritance tax threshold to £2 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...tance-tax.html

How exactly does this encourage people to work hard? Once children are 18 they should stand on their own feet.

Personally I would raise inheritance tax to 100% with a threshold of £0 - no exceptions for trusts etc. Perhaps the money raised could be used to lower income tax?

[DodgyAgent]

Does it really encourage 18 year old children to bum around if they won't receive any inheritance until they are at least 55-60 years old?

Of course it does, but to varying degrees. I am 45 and if I had a big fat wedge coming to me do you think I would hang around talking to you lot?