{"id":6338,"date":"2024-01-07T12:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T12:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2024-01-07T12:43:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T12:43:30","slug":"its-official-tories-are-lying-scum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=6338","title":{"rendered":"It’s Official; Tories Are Lying Scum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The \ud835\udd4f-verse has been splattered with Tory messages about this month’s cut in National Insurance; many of which have been amusing tagged with context pointing out that this isn’t a tax cut. Oh and if you see a Tory tax calculator, don’t try it – it’ll dishonestly add you to a Tory mailing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. National Insurance isn’t quite a tax; it looks like one, smells like one, but isn’t quite. The NI contributions are added to a fund out of which certain benefits are paid – chiefly state pensions. See: https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/657ae7f1254aaa000d050d2e\/Great_Britain_National_Insurance_Fund_Account_-_2022_to_2023.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. There is already a stealth tax rise due in April; a ‘tax cut’ that’ll be obliterated in three months is nothing more than a token gesture. Quite possibly a political stunt aimed at encouraging voters to vote Tory in a May election (if it occurs).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We can expect many, many more Tory lies on social media as the next election approaches; always pay attention to the “added context”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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