Comments for Today is Tax Freedom Day at http://www.adamsmith.org , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.adamsmith.org Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:20:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/tax-and-economy/today-is-tax-freedom-day-200806021473/#comment-461 What I alway find facinating is that Maggie, for all the tough talk actually spent more of the UK budget on public services and those before or after her. This includes the lefties of the 1970s. So the simple images that we have of Tories being the party of small government, and labour being care free and tax and spend is actually quite misleading. ASI, please could you post this data graphically, simple line chart, perhaps shaded by PM or chancellor in charge. 1965 27 April 1987 5 June 1966 4 May 1988* 5 June 1967 16 May 1989 3 June 1968* 22 May 1990 3 June 1969 29 May 1991 3 June 1970 2 June 1992* 29 May 1971 25 May 1993 23 May 1972* 17 May 1994 23 May 1973 11 May 1995 26 May 1974 27 May 1996* 25 May 1975 2 June 1997 26 May 1976* 30 May 1998 28 May 1977 31 May 1999 3 June 1978 27 May 2000* 3 June 1979 29 May 2001 4 June 1980* 11 June 2002 26 May 1981 18 June 2003 23 May 1982 20 June 2004* 25 May 1983 14 June 2005 29 May 1984* 14 June 2006 3 June 1985 11 June 2007 4 June 1986 7 June 2008* 2 June - e-man Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:17:14 +0100 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/tax-and-economy/today-is-tax-freedom-day-200806021473/#comment-352 TFD is a good idea but my gut instinct is that "ät least thats behind me now". You should indeed announce the reverse Tax Debt Day - i.e. the day in the year AFTER which everything you earn till Jan 1st goes to the Government. Same concept but much more dispiriting since it is a debt you still owe and therefore much more psychologically effective. - SirLancelot Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:19:15 +0100 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/tax-and-economy/today-is-tax-freedom-day-200806021473/#comment-351 Have you included VAT, fuel tax etc? If not you're letting Brown off the hook. - Tommy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:23:00 +0100 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/tax-and-economy/today-is-tax-freedom-day-200806021473/#comment-349 if this was added to the books surely another 10 days or so would be added as well..... - Cityunslicker Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:42:12 +0100