Quote Originally Posted by Maurice Swan View Post
Somewhere the model is flawed...and not making any political points here....but I really do think that Margaret Thatchers 'Poll Tax' was a much better way to collect local taxes.....paid according to the number of people in the household (and hence who uses more services), rather than the property valuation....even if a single person lived there.
Of course it wasn't. Who knows how much people use certain services? It isn't all just about bins. It was a measure to make well off people contribute less.