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muriel_volestrangler

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10. And The Guardian says:

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 04:38 PM

Feb 2013

The reference to jewellery comes in a passage considering the virtues of a French-style net wealth tax that would require taxpayers to conduct a self-assessment of their net worth. The paper concludes this would be "difficult to administer", and might have to include tax inspectors visiting homes to ascertain whether assets had been correctly valued.

The paper notes that a net wealth tax would target a similar group to a mansion tax, and overall seems unenthusiastic about the plan.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/feb/17/lib-dems-mansion-super-tax-second-homes

so it does look like the Fail was being sensational.

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New Lib Dem wealth plan to target ALL assets [View all] dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

This is totally nutty. How many jewelry, art, and antique appraisers would have to be trained pnwmom Feb 2013 #1

Good luck with that one, Nick ... non sociopath skin Feb 2013 #2

I read the article and concluded he's completely lost it. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #3

Oh no - a party document is proposing copying the French! Why do you think that is 'losing it'? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #4

I'd say dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #5

Plus the fact... LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #7

This is the Daily Mail being typically sensational LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #6

I agree with much of what you've written T_i_B Feb 2013 #8

Guardian has got it now too. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9

And The Guardian says: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #10

Fair enough. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #11

It does indeed. non sociopath skin Feb 2013 #12

Agree about Clegg; but the OP quoted a Daily Mail attack on the LDs, not for collaborating with the LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #13

And they think this will REGAIN the support of the more-than-half-their-2010 voters Ken Burch Feb 2013 #14

A wealth tax on those with assets above �2 million? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #15

1)the only way they could implement it would be to actually WIN a majority(which won't ever happen) Ken Burch Feb 2013 #16