#Tax
Politicians, Taxes, and Your Vanishing Paycheck
#Tax
Politicians, Taxes, and Your Vanishing Paycheck
Ah, taxes—the magical process where the government takes your money, spends half of it figuring out how to spend the other half, and then tells you they need more. Politicians, those ever-charismatic tightrope walkers of public trust, promise tax cuts while approving pay raises for themselves. Meanwhile, the government, an all-knowing entity with the efficiency of a sloth on vacation, assures you that your hard-earned dollars are being put to good use—like funding studies on why pigeons bob their heads. And when you dare question it? Well, that’s just unpatriotic.
Isle of Man Mulls Healthcare Tax to Fund Rising Medical Costs
- Sunday, 13 April 2025
Proposals for an independent healthcare tax on the Isle of Man have been defended by Treasury minister Alex Allinson, who believes it's a "realistic" way to generate revenue. The levy could raise up to £28m per year and would be deducted from people's incomes via the existing tax return system. Allinson acknowledged rising health costs, stating that the increased pay costs for doctors was forecast to cost an extra £2.4m, which would need to be funded somehow.
