Oh my heart bleeds. Those poor old souls who worked so, so hard to earn their £150,000 per year will have to pay a bit more tax. That means if they earn £200,000 they will have to pay another 5 grand. OUCH now that's going to HURT.
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Try telling that to the real workers of this country, the nurses, the firemen and the small business owners who work just as hard and are just as vital, yet aren't in the money-making business. Not everyone is greedy and driven by earning more cash than can be spent, so why not spend some of that on tax. We have to get the tax from somewhere!