Err how is taxing people different percentages fair at all? Call me a capitalist, but I fail to grasp the concept of charging people more just because they earn more.
When I buy a loaf of bread from Tescos, or petrol from a pump - do I have to show them my P60 before they decide how much I should pay? Nope. Then why if someone sends their kids to school, read books in a library, or walks on the pavements do they have to pay more just because they earn more?
Chesterfield, I think he meant a sliding scale of tax, similar to how it is now but with more frequent but smaller steps, zero on the 1st 5000, 15% of the next 5000, 20% on the next and so on - obviously someone clever would have to work out the percentages to ensure the government gets 10% more than it does now