| Comment | The tax split between urban areas and not are nowhere near an even split. It is very much not a case of everyone is paying their tax just the same. Rural communities, especially in Scotland, require WAY more government spending per capita to survive. Pound in to pound out this is being subsidised by city dwellers. This isn't really something that is a matter of opinion or up for debate I am afraid. That is just a fact.
All this is fine, honestly I don't have an issue with this. Until folks who live way out want the same convivences that folks in cities have but want the people living in these cities to subsidise them getting these convivences. That is bad policy and deeply unfair. You want to live 90 minutes outside Glasgow on an idyllic little plot with a great view? Go with God, sounds great. But don't ask the working people of Glasgow to subsidise a train that leaves three times an hour so you can still get into work everyday. This really is basic fairness and should be understood by all. |
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