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I've Seen My Arse Now!

Via Macheath commenting on the previous post, this.

As millions of decent families face benefits cuts, one woman who's never worked in her life is investing hers... in a £4,500 boob job


Most families who are due to lose their child benefit are worrying about how they'll make ends meet without it.

But for Kelly Marshall, who has five children by four different fathers, the handout has never been about paying for nappies, food and other everyday expenses.
She saved her benefit money to help pay for breast enhancement.
She explained: 'I have wanted a boob job since I was a teen. But it wasn't until I had five children that I could afford it - with all the extra benefits I get. Now I hope to have liposuction, a tummy tuck and regular Botox.

'I know most people will think it is wrong I am spending taxpayers' money on my looks. But I deserve it because I am a good mum. Having children has taken its toll on my body. All mums should be able to have cosmetic surgery.

'I don't care that it is at the taxpayers' cost,' she told Closer magazine. 'I am just proud of my looks and family - and it's my decision what the money is spent on.'

'But I don't think me or my children should miss out on nice things just because I have never worked.'
Miss Marshall said: 'They only have three laptops between them so I might have to buy another one soon because they don't like sharing.'
at the detached house that she shares with Lewis, 16, twins Mia and Kallie, 11, Nio, ten, and three-year-old Lenni, Miss Marshall has furnished each of the four bedrooms with a flat-screen TV and keeps a separate wardrobe just for her jeans.


She also says she has a penchant for designer labels, which is shared by her daughters, who 'love Armani'.
I'm not even going to try to comment on this stupid cow and her "fuck you" attitude. I wouldn't even know where to begin, and besides the 735 people who commented on the article have probably said enough about this hideous waste of oxygen and her five kids who are undoubtedly going to grow up exactly the same.

I will say this though. I'm not fucking paying for this any longer. Not without a fight.

I've just mailed the following letter to HMRC:


Dear Sirs


Having just read another example of how the welfare state is paying the terminally unemployed to live a lifestyle that I could never aspire to, I have decided that I am no longer willing the pay the amount of income tax as demanded by HMRC.

I am currently paying an amount of £---.-- per month. Data taken from The Institute Of Financial Studies, Green Budget shows the areas where income tax is currently spent and I have calculated that as a percentage of my personal income tax burden:*

Area of expenditure                  Amount     % of total        My monthly
                                                in billions                          contribution

Social Security & Tax Credits    £136.60     37.23             £--.--
Health                                     £81.50       22.21              £--.--
Education                                £63.30       17.25              £--.--
Police & Public Order               £28.70         7.82              £--.--
Defence                                  £28.20         7.69              £--.--
Government Debt                     £24.50         6.68              £--.--
Overseas Aid                          £4.10            1.12             £--.--

I will require my monthly income tax to be reduced to reflect the following:

Social Security and Tax Credits £0
As stated above, I am no longer willing to pay for lavish lifestyles of those who do not want to work. I have already paid into the system, more than enough to cover a token amount to tide me over in the unlikely event that I am ever unemployed. Being childless, a token amount is all I could ever expect to receive anyway.

Health £7.42
I pay into a comprehensive private health plan and have no children. Therefore, apart from the rare visit to a local GP, I do not use the NHS. Twenty five percent of my current contributions will be more than enough to cover GP services and the possibility of having to use A&E services at some point in the future.

Education £0
As We do not, and never will have children, we have no need for the education system.

Police and Public Order £10.45
As it is not possible to contract out to a similar security service at a similar price, I am happy to continue paying 100% of my current contribution.

Defence £7.71
I am happy to contribute to a strong national defence, however, as we are currently engaged in two illegal wars of which I want nothing to do with, I believe 75% of my current contribution is more than enough. I would be willing to increase this back to 100% when the British Army becomes a defence force.

Government Debt £0
As I have played no part in accruing this debt, I want no part in paying it. If it can be shown that the Government has been forced to borrow money to pay for something which I have used / consumed then I will look at this again.

Overseas Aid £0
Any overseas aid I wish to give can be done through the many charities. I do not wish for the Government to decide where my aid money goes. Particularly considering they have just given a huge tranche to a country with a space and nuclear weapons program than runs into billions of dollars.

I do not currently have satellite television. I’m sure you understand that if Sky TV sent me a bill for their services, I would return it unpaid. As the Government has nothing to offer that I want, I am taking the same action and refusing to pay anything apart from those items detailed above.

This amounts to 19.14% of my current contribution. Therefore, I require you to change my tax code to 1171L to reflect my new contributions. (If my calculations are correct).

I understand this may take some time to complete, however, if I receive my new tax code within the next 30 days, I will not ask for it to be backdated.

I eagerly await your reply.

Yours &c


Bucko


I'm probably starting a fight that I can't win but I'm going to do it anyway. I'm well pissed off.
I'll let you know what happens.

*appologies for the bad formatting. That bit of the letter was an Excel spreadsheet that didn't copy and paste well.


When I ran the spellchecker on this post, all the stupid cow's kid's names came up in yellow. FFS!

21 Comments:

Macheath said...

Bucko, what have I done?!

When I came across the story, I just threw up my hands in despair at her circular logic - 'Now I've had 5 kids I can afford the plastic surgery I need to get rid of the effects of 5 pregnancies' - and had another cup of coffee.

Full marks to you for actually doing something about it, and all the best with your campaign!

The Filthy Engineer said...

Truly unbelievable.

Good luck with the revenue.

Timdog said...

Great stuff. If enough people started doing this at the very least it would make their lives harder, which is a noble goal in and of itself.
Can you hyperlink the place you got your calculations on where the tax is spent from, and how you worked out your tax code? If so I'll run it on my blog with your letter (in template form so people can put their own text in).
I suggest others do the same, if HMRC get loads of similar letters, each customised to their own beliefs, it will be harder to ignore.

Timdog said...

Macheath, the circle will be completed when, due to her "hotness" she gets knocked up again.

Macheath said...

Timdog, it's more likely to happen next time she decides she needs some more surgical enhancement.

It's a hell of a chat-up line - "Hey, Handsome, I need to get pregnant so I can afford another boob job".

Bill said...

Not quite ready to take down HMRC yet though sorely tempted but I have done the same calcs for the barking United Utilities hosepipe ban and am sending them the balance of the bill less the 41 days when I didn't get a full water service.
Should get interesting as I have no contract with them and they none with me at least none I have ever signed!

Bucko said...

Macheath - Normally I do the same when I read shite like this. For some reason the red mist descended this time. I think it was the smug "fuck you" grin on the womans face in her picture.

FE - Thank's, I'll need it. Chances are, all I'm doing is inviting is a visit from the jackboots to do a full lifestyle audit.

Timdog - I just Googles for the info and it was off the Money Saving Expert website.
As for the tax code, I just worked out the percentages on a peice of paper. I didn't forsee anyone else wanting this info.
When I've got some time this evening I will dig out a link for the info I used and try to come up with a proper formula for working out the tax code. I'll let you know.

Bucko said...

Bill - Good idea with United Utilities. I moaned about the hosepipe ban for the same reasons but didn't do anything.

Fascist Hippy said...

She has a kid of 16 (the age she got pregnant) so it won't be long before the state is paying for her grand kids as well.

Good luck with HMRC

Anonymous said...

notanonlysistratahere.

Bucko, calm down man. Yes, it's shocking. Yes, it's awful. But it's a bit Daily Express ain't it? A bit "reality tv". A bit someone twisting the knife in while pressing the right buttons? It's a bit too good a story to be true? Do we know it's really really true, or was she put up to saying that by, oh, some honest journalist? I don't know. But try not to get baited by this shit: you are worthy of much better subjects and posts than this. Just saying :)

Bucko said...

Timdog - The tax spend details came from this link. Scroll down a bit. It's a bit out of date but sufficient for a perliminary. I have since found a better calculator that covers tax and NI at Where did my tax go?

This is how I worked out the new tax code. It's a bit crude and long winded but should do the job. The pitiful figures are my own, replace them with yours:
Tax code 647L. Means earnings before tax of £6470. Gross wage = £14496. Gross minus non taxable = £8026 taxable pay. Tax paid in year = £1603.2 which works out at 19.97% of taxable income.
I have calculated that I am willing to pay £311.02 tax for the year. If I pay 19.97% of my taxable income then what is £311.02 19.97% of?
311.02 devided by 19.97 times 100 = 1558.
Therefore, I want my taxable income to equal 1558. Deduct this from gross of 14496 and you get 12938 non taxable income.
To get the code, remove the last digit and replace with the letter in your current code. 1293L
I would be willing to calculate this for anyone who is interested.

You may notice I got mine wrong in my letter. F%$k

Bucko said...

lysistrata - Yes I know the daily mail is the Jeremy Kyle of the press world, however there is no shortage of these stories in the press and regardless of how her comments or attitude may have been interpreted, she is still living a lifestyle that I could never afford* and she's doing it on our coin.
I'm sorry but I've had enough.

*Having said that, I've no interest in random electrical gadgets, flat screen tellys and certainly not kids weather I could afford them or not. I just dont want to buy them for other people.

Macheath said...

An interesting postscript from Labour MP Kate Green, asked about reports that the benefits system contained 900 claimants with eight or more children:

"...There may be all sorts of reasons why they have that number of children."

How about asking why most of us don't have eight or nine children.

Bucko said...

Indeed. Or asking why we should be made to pay for their 8 or 9 children.

Captain Ranty said...

Bucko,

As you would fully and rightly expect, you have my support 100%.

Be prepared to get a letter full of bollocks back. And/or threats.

CR.

Timdog said...

Cracking, when I get five minutes I'll put something on my blog, I'm not exactly Old Holborn in my readership but you never know!
Cheers.

Bucko said...

Thank you Captain. I'll look forward to the bollocks.

Nice one Timdog. Old who?
(Just kidding)

Corrugated Soundbite said...

I reckon that ugly old moo probably pays very close attention to articles (i.e. "earning" opportunities) on the wasters and scroungers that appear in the press. Not least, Closer Magazine, who carried the full interview. I wonder how much she got for that?

If there's one thing these lazy cunts are good at, it's sniffing out opportunities for financial gain without leaving the sofa. She probably sends the kids for the magazines, too.

I hope the country goes completely and utterly bankrupt and there are severe food shortages. I've got my cupboards stocked with 90 days' worth. It'd be a nice, natural way to wipe the lazy fuckers right out.

Bucko said...

CS - I've got my 90 days too, along with medical supplies, water and fuel. Bring it on.

That fucking Closer magazine? What an ultimate bag of chav shite. One of the reasons I love Mrs Bucko is that she's never been into celeb pap.

Angry Exile said...

Akubra well and truly doffed, Bucko. Very best of luck with your fight with HMRC. I hope you keep us posted.

Bucko said...

I certainly will keep you posted AE. I won't get anywhere but I'll let you share in all of it :-)