Wealth gap widens under Labour

 THE gap between the rich and the poor has widened since Labour came to power
 and last year reached the same depth as at the end of Margaret Thatcher's term
 in office. 

 According to the Office for National Statistics, the Gini co-efficient - a
 complicated mathematical formula - shows that the gap has increased. Under the
 formula, zero 	represents everyone getting the same income, while 100 means all
 the money is in one person's pocket. 

 The income distribution rating in 1995-96 was 33, rising to 34 in 1996-97, the
 final year of John Major's Government. It rose to 35 in 1998-99, its highest
 rate since 1990, the last year of Mrs Thatcher's time as Prime	Minister. 

 April 13 2000
 BY JILL SHERMAN, WHITEHALL EDITOR
 
http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/2000/04/13/timpolpol01017.html


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 `Perceptions' note:
 hardly surprising when UK [ie 'English'] gov't continues taking approx 75%
 of the average person's real earnings in TAX COSTS.

 The poor are taxed even higher - mostly in indirect (invisible) taxes like
 VAT, but also by a grossly unfair "property tax" which actually taxes highest
 those who have least property. A poor person in rented accomodation is taxed
 at 1000% (TEN TIMES) their real property value (only furniture and clothes on
 their backs) per year, sometimes per month.

 [ The 'property tax' (called "council tax") is 'banded' that is, it takes
 highest percentage from the _lowest_ value properties but immorally sets a
 _maximum_ limit for the rich - so the _really_ rich pay almost zero percent
 of their property value ]

 [Note - this immoral trick of low maximum payments for the rich is also used
 to invisibly cut the DIRECT taxes the rich should be paying - as we ordinary
 people have to pay them. It's called the "National Insurance ceiling" another
 cloaking phrase from a corrupt English senior civil service ] 
        
 The immoral (& possibly illegal) property taxes hit hardest in North England,
 Wales, and the working-class areas of Scotland and South-West England, where
 property values are lower.

 These are the people traditionally regarded by the English elite as 'the
 workers' and, historically as 'the subjugated'

 [Nowadays subjugated by highly-paid - and therefore corrupt - senior civil
  -servants and senior policemen ]

 But that same [English] gov't takes less than 0.1% in property tax from the
 really rich [English land-and company-owning elite].

 Direct taxes in the UK follow the same approximate profile. But the top UK
 media are given secret tax privileges to  ensure they never tell the truth
 about UK taxes -
 ask Jimmy Young, Terry Wogan and Nicky Campbell !

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  maybe see www.perceptions.couk.com/reptiles.txt for further admissions

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 A quick survey of criminals (pervs and frauds) in UK politics is at

 www.perceptions.couk.com/#uk-crims (Front Page)

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 evidence page for:-
        
 www.perceptions.couk.com/tax.html & links

 www.perceptions.couk.com/enghoo.html

 www.perceptions.couk.com/devils.html 

 www.perceptions.couk.com/coverup.html 

 www.perceptions.couk.com/morals.html


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