1. El Impacto de la Inflación en los Umbrales Fiscales y la Progresividad.
La congelación de los umbrales de impuestos, en un contexto de inflación, actúa como un aumento fiscal encubierto, afectando desproporcionadamente a los trabajadores de bajos y medianos ingresos al empujarlos a tramos impositivos más altos sin un aumento real de su poder adquisitivo.
- The biggest con is not allowing tax thresholds to rise with inflation. By design, this affects the poorest least able to afford it, those who just fall into having to pay.
- Lots of people dont realise how inflation drags people in to higher taxes through thresholds being kept the same.
- Freezing allowances is a highly regressive though, badly penalising low earners. At say avg 3.5 inflation, someone who earnt the personal allowance in 2021 will be 1k pa worse off by 2031 even if their income keeps pace with inflation.
- Cold progression is the governments favorite hidden tax. They let inflation raise your taxes so they can play santa claus later with your own money. We demand automatic indexation of tax brackets. Stop the games.
2. El Debate sobre las Pensiones y el 'Triple Lock'.
El mecanismo del 'triple lock' para las pensiones, que garantiza aumentos basados en la inflación, el crecimiento salarial o un mínimo del 2.5%, es un tema recurrente. Se discute su sostenibilidad, su impacto en los contribuyentes más jóvenes y si debería ser modificado o reemplazado por un sistema más equitativo.
- Can you explain why pensioners need a rise above inflation? lets say inflation drops to 2, why would pensioners need a guaranteed 2.5or higher if wages go up by more? i totally agree about pensioners paying tax.
- The triple lock is a ratchet transfer from young to old. Pensioners win every year that inflation outstrips earnings, and every year both are less than 2.5. They never lose.
- Removing the triple lock doesnt impoverish pensioners, having a mechanism that increases sp above inflation impoverishes workers. Workers taxes increase to pay for a triple lock, while the sp age is pushed back.
- The triple lock stipulates that state pension goes up each year in line with either inflation, wage increases or 2.5 - whichever is the highest. So its up by almost any definition.
3. Universal Basic Income (UBI) y su Relación con la Inflación.
La viabilidad del UBI es un punto clave de discusión, especialmente en relación con su potencial impacto inflacionario. Se exploran argumentos a favor y en contra, la necesidad de controles de precios o impuestos adicionales para gestionarlo, y la evidencia de pruebas piloto.
- Theres a valid question here about whether ubi would increase inflation -- a macroeconomic measure -- if applied fully across a large enough society.
- Ubi without price controls will just lead to a massive inflation spike. Corporations will see that people have more money to spend and will all make plans to get as much of it as possible.
- Literally every ubi trial has been incredibly successful and shows that inflation is incredibly limited as its a transfer of wealth rather than the creation of it.
- Ubi is a good and important idea that simply works and inflation is not that simple. Read this and see my pinned thread for the evidence.
4. Propuestas de Impuestos a la Riqueza y su Efecto en la Inflación y la Desigualdad.
Se proponen diversas formas de impuestos a la riqueza, incluyendo tasas más altas para los ingresos elevados, impuestos sobre las ganancias de capital ajustados por inflación y gravámenes a los activos de los multimillonarios. El objetivo es reducir la desigualdad, financiar servicios públicos y, en algunos casos, controlar la inflación.
- If the people at the higher end were paying their fair share of tax this wouldnt be necessary!
- More progressive taxation, including a wealth tax, would help depress some of the spending of richer folk which might help ease inflation while fixing govt finances.
- Tax the rich. Sorry but creating nothing out of something isnt going help the poor.
- Tax billionaires - not just on their income loans against holdings bullshit but against the giant hoards of wealth they sit on. Money in circulation is a thriving economy. Money sitting in scrooge mcduck vaults just raises inflation.
5. La Inflación como Impuesto Regresivo y sus Consecuencias.
La inflación es percibida como un impuesto regresivo que afecta desproporcionadamente a los más pobres, erosionando su poder adquisitivo y dificultando la cobertura de necesidades básicas. Se argumenta que las políticas deben proteger a estos grupos.
- Inflation is not equitable, it always harms those with the least the most.
- Inflation is just a tax on cash savings, really. If incomes go up faster than prices, everybody just shrugs and moves on.
- Inflation is bad enough as it is. I dont need him sending me a check to help his inflationary tactics. What i do need is a tax on the wealthy.
- Inflation is effectively the means-test for whether you benefit or not. If you come out net negative on inflation its a net tax on you, if you dont youre one of the actual, de facto beneficiaries.