Word of the day

Raptorial – belonging or pertaining to the Raptores; like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering;  living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; predatory; adapted for seizing prey, as the bill or claws of a bird.

Sowell says

A careful definition of words would destroy half the agenda of the political left and scrutinizing evidence would destroy the other half.

— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) June 6, 2024

Woman of the day

Woman of the Day militant suffragette and lifelong feminist Margaret Haig Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda, born OTD 1883 in London. She used every single opportunity she could to advance the cause of equality for women from all walks of life. As a hereditary peer, she won a famous… pic.twitter.com/zmXLQAzZvw

— The Attagirls (@TheAttagirls) June 12, 2024

Stealth increases

A Taxpayers’ Union poll shows a majority of people support adjusting tax thresholds for inflation.

A Taxpayers’ Union – Curia Poll shows that 67% of respondents back adjusting tax thresholds for inflation with only 14% opposed. pic.twitter.com/SMKuCGWkFF

— New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union (@TaxpayersUnion) June 13, 2024

 

Do the people who don’t support this understand they are favouring tax increases by stealth?

Inflation feeds wage and salary increases which push people into higher tax thresholds and shields governments from the opposition they’d face by announcing tax increases.

Adjusting thresholds for inflation stops increases by stealth and lets people keep more of their own money.