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Greg Evans
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It's not always the case where a Question Time story is the biggest talking point of the day but the man in Bolton who couldn't comprehend that his £80k salary was a large amount of money was all anybody could talk about for the past few days.
In an attempt to criticise Labour's proposed plans to increase income tax for those earning more than £80,000-per-year, the man tried to claim that this plan was unfair on him as he wasn't in the top five-per-cent of earners in the country, which he obviously is.
The man's embarrassing moment has since become a viral clip that has been viewed more than 5 million times on the Question Time Twitter account.
“I’d like to call out Labour as liars. I am one of the people he will tax more” This audience member, who earns ov… https://t.co/ChICg5j7p8— BBC Question Time (@BBC Question Time) 1574377354
The man's bizarre rant was so incorrect that even the BBC's fact-checking service had to correct him.
Thanks to @JolyonMaugham. The HMRC figures do indeed exclude those not earning enough to pay income tax, which mean… https://t.co/tzA64rQ3Np— BBC Reality Check (@BBC Reality Check) 1574433150
Well, as always with these embarrassing viral moments, there are bound to be memes and we're happy to say that the internet hasn't disappointed us.
As if this bloke on #QuestionTime is complaining about tax because he earns over £80k lmfao. https://t.co/8STVCDssvf— Stephen McMillan (@Stephen McMillan) 1574379795
“Man Who is in top 5% of earners, doesn’t think he is, and cries about having to pay about a tenner a month more wh… https://t.co/dPzJYk6zNg— Ciara McShane (@Ciara McShane) 1574416141
However, our favourite comes from TheIainDuncanSmiths, the Twitter account responsible for such classics as Boris Johnson Gets Out of London and Talks to People Who Are Not Rich Remainers: The Essential Collection.
Now they have given us their own unique take on the Question Time man by mashing him up with an infamous speech once delivered by former Premier League football manager Kevin Keegan.
Took the liberty of dubbing Kevin Keegan's "I will love it" rant over the £80k PAYE guy from Question Time #bbcqt https://t.co/4OXU5nL1by— TheIainDuncanSmiths (@TheIainDuncanSmiths) 1574419916
The clip they have sampled is a version of the iconic Keegan rant aimed at Alex Ferguson as both Newcastle United and Manchester United battled for the title in the 95/96 season.
Here is the full moment for you to enjoy all over again.
Oh, and by the way, the Question Time man is reportedly a high earning IT consultant as well as being a champion motorcycle racer.
BBC Question Time man who earns £80K is IT consultant and champion TT biker https://t.co/maRnvmx1fP— James Oh Brien (@James Oh Brien) 1574428692
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