because you chose your job
and i chose mine. you could easily have gone into a job that paid more, you could easily have gone into a job that paid less.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:19, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That's not an answer
as it in no way justifies why you shouldn't pay more tax than me.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:21, Reply)

yes it does
i went into law for many reasons, but one of the factors was the salary. in return for this salary, it's blood sweat and tears. it's missed weekends. it's cancelled holidays. it's often not leaving the office at all from one day to the next. the recompense is financial. so why should i do all that for less recompense, when i could not work at all and hold my hand out for free stuff and then loll around scratching my arse on it.

distill out the hyperbole and you'll get the point!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:35, Reply)

Indeed. I'm sure it is.
And I work, effectively, all the time. My role is basically three jobs, any one of which would stretch one person, but I have to do all three. I absolutely guarantee you I work as hard as you do. So, why should you be paid more than me?

Like I said, I don't begrudge you your salary for a second. But until you can justify why you're worth more than me, then you can't justify why you shouldn't pay more tax.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:46, Reply)

Straw man.
Are you suggesting that we can all have 100k jobs if we wanted? Societal pressure says otherwise.

Sorry to bust in, I am massively enjoying the discussion.
( Kroney, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:21, Reply)

This is my point
there's nothing in rswipes job that makes it "worth" more or less than, say, mine - she's paid more because that's how capitalism works, and I have no problem with that, as she freely says, my choice. I can and have worked in the private sector for much more money in the past and I still do on a consultancy basis when I have the time.

But since it isn't "worth" more then I can't think of one single justifiable argument why she shouldn't pay more tax.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:27, Reply)

because i don't want to??

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:30, Reply)

It's an honest answer
but sadly it's not a valid one. I don't want to pay any more tax either!
( Kroney, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:32, Reply)

honest, m'dear
very honest.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:34, Reply)

Didn't you cure cancer?
(in moths) I don't think there's many jobs that can ever be better than that.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:31, Reply)

not morally, maybe
but we can't all do that. every job contributes to society.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:32, Reply)

haha, I'm not playing the moral card.
that would be a shit argument. I don't think people like firemen and nurses should necessarily be paid more, either. But I do think the more well of should pay more tax. Well, everyone should pay more tax, but you know what I mean.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:36, Reply)

I think you may be confusing me, there
although I'm glad you reminded me of that genius thread, who was it again?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:33, Reply)

Ah here it is
www.b3ta.com/talk/5544929
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:38, Reply)

Oh, that's fucking WIN.
Even I have to take some pleasure in that.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:52, Reply)