There was a piece on this on the BBC about 18 months ago
they worked out that if you work full time on the average UK wage, they money you earn between 1st January and 16th June (or something equally heinous) is all tax/NI. Only after that do you actually start earning cash for yourself.
(berk, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 14:54, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Making the average tax on the average income
somewhere in the region of 47%

Rape.

Actually, that's more like 50.5% isn't it?
( Kroney, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 14:56, Reply)

I'd take a little gentle raping instead of paying tax

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 14:57, Reply)

I'd take one brutal rape a year instead of tax.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 14:59, Reply)

It has to be adminstered by David Mellor

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:00, Reply)

actualy, does it matter if the man raping you is ugly or not?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:00, Reply)

Or wearing his Chelsea shirt?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:01, Reply)

Done.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:01, Reply)

Brace oneself
One is going in dry


( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:03, Reply)

Is there any other way?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 15:04, Reply)

*unleashes the sportstax*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 14:59, Reply)