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Oh it was awful. I think the reason I like it is as an example is because it was an awful policy when it had majority support, too. My journey with it is pretty typical of us lefties I imagine:
- august: yes, any change to any tax to fix the NHS is justified and I am in favour of it on general principle
- hang on, maybe NI isn't the best one for this:
- what do you mean it only applies to workers
- what do you mean it unfairly penalises the low paid and young
- what do you mean it puts additional burdens on those who have borne the main brunt of covid
- sept: alright lads lets look at a different tax to do this
My principle hasn't changed. I still want the NHS to be well funded. But my journey with this policy reflects I think a lot of the journeys people go on with these kinds of policies. In general they sound great. When we find out more about them, we find out more of their problems.
- august: yes, any change to any tax to fix the NHS is justified and I am in favour of it on general principle
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Thats a bit of a bad example imo. People turned on it because it was an utterly shambolic idea. Even Conservative ministers shied away from what was essentially an attempt to get low paid workers paying more tax to help elderly property owners pass on an inheritance to their families. It lost popularity because it was an epically unfair and bad idea.