HuwMatthews2
" How can we be skint when we fight wars in the far east, uphold hird world countries and send billions a year to the EU ?" "We are a very wealthy country anyway, its just that all the wealth goes straight to the top in tax cuts." Well which is it?
Michael, "Where would the go to pay less income tax?" Pick one! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_rates
Yes I saw that Lynne. But it does not question the principal of the argument - merely the author!
"Tax cuts for the top, again." Saw this on the net: Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100... If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this... The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay £1. The sixth would pay £3. The seventh would pay £7.. The eighth ...
Are we saying that someone on £53 per week gets no benefits? Why can't they get JSA, HB, Council Tax Benefit (or whatever it's called now) etc.? Someone seems to have failed this caller to the radio station - if not then s/he is not living on £53 a week. Instead of bloody silly petitions (obviously IDS cannot live on £53 a week in the UK) someone needs to step in to help this ...
Apparently The Boathouse at the Warren closed early yesterday. No trade on Easter Bank Holiday Monday :( Hopefully it will pick for those who make a living from it.
Hang on.....errr.....haven't we just had 10+ years of a socialist Labour Govt. who expanded the Welfare State beyond the bounds of sustainability? I must have dreamt that then!
Sorry but you've lost me with that last comment Michael. That is just total Marxist nonsense.
Okay, so taking all that on board... How do we as a nation stimulate the economy without maintaining low Income Tax? How do we reduce the deficit (or isn't there one) without cutting spending?
A week ago I would have agreed and I still think they're great. However, on Tuesday we had a known cardiac patient in difficulties and it took 40 very worrying minutes! Have to give a black mark there I'm afraid.
