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Jermaine Jenas
Campbell, and the "city" of Sunderland need to be nuked from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
You cheeky monkey, you.
Nice demolition job on RSol's 'truths'
Campbell, and the "city" of Sunderland need to be nuked from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Interesting but entirely unsurprising.
Sol Campbell rants on Twitter over mansion tax
Sol Campbell launched a scathing attack on Labour’s mansion tax policy today, branding the party the “grim reaper” of business.
The former England footballer took to Twitter to vent his anger over Ed Miliband’s plan to impose a levy on homes worth more than £2 million, which he said would spark “uproar” across the UK.
He told his 33,000 Twitter followers to “listen to George Osborne” and to “embrace the people and companies who make this country great”.
In a string of posts, the ex-Arsenal and Tottenham defender urged Labour to change tack and to “think out of the box”. “Don’t go back, look forward,” he tweeted. He questioned Labour’s lack of policy targeting tax avoidance from multinationals, suggesting the issue “may be too complicated for @UKLabour to decipher”.
He said it was unfair to expect people whose main income comes from the value of their home to pay the tax, or those who have “risked a lot” in buying property. He suggested that instead of a mansion tax, a flexible council tax, linked to earnings, could be introduced.
Mr Campbell would be hit hard by the tax if Labour wins next year’s general election. He owns a six-storey, five-bedroom house in Chelsea and a house in Northumberland. During the 2012 London Olympics he advertised his Chelsea home to rent for £75,000 a week.
Last week Labour said the mansion tax would raise £1.2 billion a year towards its proposed £2.5 billion recruitment drive in the NHS.
More than 100,000 homes would be subject to the tax, according to property evaluator Zoopla, meaning each of the eligible households would have to pay an average of £11,100 each a year, although Ed Balls said the levy would be tiered so those owning more expensive houses would pay significantly more than those closer to £2 million.
In his rant on Twitter this morning, Mr Campbell said:
“#MansionTax? Why should we except [sic] this? @UKLabour are the grim reaper of business entrepreneurs or anyone that has done well!
“Some people only have their houses to support their incomes, some have been lucky or have risked a lot with their properties.
“They don’t trust bankers or the stocks and shares market and now labour want to penalise everyone with a £2million+ home!
“Is it just London or nationwide? If UK wide there are hotspots up & down the country with £2mill+ homes which have nothing to do with London.
“This Tax on homes is a cheap & easy way to extract money from individuals that have done well! Does @UKLabour want to kill the top market?
“They talk about rolling the tax up when you sell your home! We already have stamp duty which has gone up, capital gains tax, death duties.
“What about @google, @amazon, @Starbucks etc who pay less tax in UK than some top earners, maybe too complicated for @UKLabour to decipher...
“Suggestion: separate & flexible council tax linked to actual earning; if you earn a lot you pay more, if not working you pay very little?
“Think out of the box @UKLabour. Don’t go back, look forward. An Englishman’s home is his castle, there will be uproar with this tax!
“Look after the needy and embrace the people and companies who make this country great! Listen to @George_Osborne @Conservatives last night!”
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/article4222812.ece
Suggestion: separate & flexible council tax linked to actual earning; if you earn a lot you pay more, if not working you pay very little?
Well at least he is trying to make himself useful and attempting to strike up intelligent debates.
BUT.............They're not good enough to waste my time on, not sure why there is a thread at all for him on here.
I dont hate him because he is black, I hate him because he is a massive ****
The career I have had should warrant me getting a job.