And Then Just A Thought…

   Well, so, all those thoughts thunk by most of us down here have come to pass. Yup, no tax rises for us but hefty NI rises for those wot employ folk and a rise in the minimum wage and guess wot, it’s going to be passed down to us by those big and small outfits wot provide goods and/or services.
   Wot did those up there say a phew weeks ago? There’ll be no rise in council tax... and a phew days ago? ...but if local councils feel the need to rise their council tax, so be it.
   Thus a tad via the front door and a bucket load out the back door. So I/we can put our conspiracy kit back in the locker.
   Oh, wait a minute, another thought. Tin foil suit back on.
   The state pension goes up in April next year, right? Standby at the back door as ever more folk are tripped over the pay tax threshold. Oh, y’all are still at the back door handing back...
   But wot popped into my old head, me being one, was how many very elderly with diminishing mental capabilities will now have to pay tax? How many will not even give it a thought? And of those wot do realise will have forgotten and lost the ability regards how to complete a self assessment tax return? How many elderly with diminishing mental facilities will be hit with fines for none completion of a tax self assessment and/or none payment of tax owed?

   I’m guessing this will already be a tick in the money in column for those up there.

Quote; Mad magazine, Alfred E. Neuman.

“Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income.”