Also a little weird imo, although Johnson was obviously a much more prominent figure in national politics before he became mayor.
Was he, where did Kahn come from some type of Administrative role?Also a little weird imo, although Johnson was obviously a much more prominent figure in national politics before he became mayor.
Well done, you’ve named literally all of them!Ken Livingston?
You have just reminded me. Those you are advocating for will get their social care paid for when they need it - I won’t. So your plan is sting me for even more tax now and catch me again later. Why on earth would anyone bother?Yes. Assuming the taxes stay for twenty years. So bored of people pretending oh if we just sack a diversity officer on £19k a year we can afford the tens of billions we need to fix the system.
We need to grow up and accept broad based tax rises if we want things like health and social care.
You have just reminded me. Those you are advocating for will get their social care paid for when they need it - I won’t. So your plan is sting me for even more tax now and catch me again later. Why on earth would anyone bother?
I wouldn’t have expected me to come into your thinking. You have a very narrow range of people you would like to benefit with an even narrower range of how to achieve that. Fuck anyone else. I certainly wouldn’t trust the current government to do the right thing if they raised any additional funds. It would be pissed up the wall. Probably the same for any of the fucking political class.What the fuck are you on about? My “plan” is to raise taxes across a broad base and spend them now on improved social care. Sorry to say you didn’t come into my thinking once.
I wouldn’t have expected me to come into your thinking. You have a very narrow range of people you would like to benefit with an even narrower range of how to achieve that. Fuck anyone else. I certainly wouldn’t trust the current government to do the right thing if they raised any additional funds. It would be pissed up the wall. Probably the same for any of the fucking political class.
I have paid, and continue to pay, shed loads of tax and yet have still had to pay for private healthcare. Cataracts, hernia repair, dentistry. True my current and probably very expensive treatment is being provided by NHS.
I have paid enough tax and have reached a point where I am beginning to wonder what the point of it all was. Do we not already pay tax across a broad base? Fuel, clothes, accommodation, travel, leisure activities, holidays, education, breathing.
Keep your bright ideas to yourself.
And that’s one of the main points I’ve been making:You’ve not paid enough tax to cover your retirement I’m afraid. And more to the point as that’s how it actually works I’m currently not paying enough tax to cover your retirement. And the next generation won’t pay enough to cover mine.
On a human level, that’s awful and no one should be anything but compassionate towards anyone diagnosed with cancer.Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
Then there is Kim Leadbeater's bill.And that’s one of the main points I’ve been making:
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As the birth rate has fallen, the balance between working age people contributing to the system and people needing to take more than they contribute from the system has skewed.
Rather than the Government be honest with citizens and say:
-We’ve a reducing workforce so
a) you’ll have to work longer
b) more young people need to do on-the-job vocational training rather than go to uni
c) we need working age migrants to balance the books
d) we need to correct the birth rate to sustain the system
Rather than say that, we get “Rwanda” and “smash the gangs”.
It’s taking the population for fools.
He was in denial about his ill health and fitness to stand as a presidential candidate for quite some time.On a human level, that’s awful and no one should be anything but compassionate towards anyone diagnosed with cancer.
Given his position and the level of testing available to him, It’s surprising that it’s not been picked up far earlier.
Not intended for money saving purposes.Then there is Kim Leadbeater's bill.
And that’s one of the main points I’ve been making:
View attachment 43264
As the birth rate has fallen, the balance between working age people contributing to the system and people needing to take more than they contribute from the system has skewed.
Rather than the Government be honest with citizens and say:
-We’ve a reducing workforce so
a) you’ll have to work longer
b) more young people need to do on-the-job vocational training rather than go to uni
c) we need working age migrants to balance the books
d) we need to correct the birth rate to sustain the system
Rather than say that, we get “Rwanda” and “smash the gangs”.
It’s taking the population for fools.
Doesn't go far enough imo. Given that you have to be a mentally competent person with a life expectancy of less than six months how many people will this actually apply to.Then there is Kim Leadbeater's bill.
And that’s one of the main points I’ve been making:
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As the birth rate has fallen, the balance between working age people contributing to the system and people needing to take more than they contribute from the system has skewed.
Rather than the Government be honest with citizens and say:
-We’ve a reducing workforce so
a) you’ll have to work longer
b) more young people need to do on-the-job vocational training rather than go to uni
c) we need working age migrants to balance the books
d) we need to correct the birth rate to sustain the system
Rather than say that, we get “Rwanda” and “smash the gangs”.
It’s taking the population for fools.
given how negative younger generations seem to be about life in general.
It’s taking the population for fools.
Agree with the jist of what you've said. Did notice that "raise taxes" wasn't on the list, though. You don't think there's an argument that having a lower basic rate of income tax now than 25 years ago might have to change?
It was a lazy vote winner for a few elections in a row to knock 1p off basic rate. Maybe time a party was honest and said that has to be unpicked? e.g. no income tax below a Living Wage threshold, then a higher basic rate?
But I’m one of the lucky ones. No one has ever had it as good as my generation.
Or we just raise tax a bit. Ultimately that’s all long term stuff. We have workers now so don’t really need to worry about 2060 just yet.
It’s a global issue so not sure migration is a fix. I’m also skeptical of 100 year predictions, anything beyond 5-10 years tends to be mostly guesswork when it involves people’s behaviour. I always think of the panic around horse shit flooding London just before cars came around.
There will be dreadful abuses. Just look at Canada.Doesn't go far enough imo. Given that you have to be a mentally competent person with a life expectancy of less than six months how many people will this actually apply to.
The far bigger issue is the huge number of people with dementia spending years lying in bed in care homes with zero quality of life. The big eye opener for me when my Dad went in was how many people with dementia are in visible distress day in, day out. I think a lot of people, thanks to how it is portrayed on TV, think of it as people being a bit confused and not knowing who people are which is only one tiny part of it.
I can't imagine there's many people who have been through this and see their loved one end their days in fear and distress that thinks there was any benefit to keeping them alive.
There are dreadful abuses involved with keeping people alive too.There will be dreadful abuses. Just look at Canada.
What do you think the new Pope will say on this.There are dreadful abuses involved with keeping people alive too.
Agree with the jist of what you've said. Did notice that "raise taxes" wasn't on the list, though. You don't think there's an argument that having a lower basic rate of income tax now than 25 years ago might have to change?
It was a lazy vote winner for a few elections in a row to knock 1p off basic rate. Maybe time a party was honest and said that has to be unpicked? e.g. no income tax below a Living Wage threshold, then a higher basic rate?
What do you think Sabrina Carpenter will say on the new UK-EU fisheries deal?What do you think the new Pope will say on this.
An unintended by-product of the obsession of getting wealthy through property, which comes back on Thatcher , although the ponzi nature of the property market can't be blamed on her or can it.which brings me to the next point, it's no surprise to me that the next move is to retrieve some or all of it?Not intended for money saving purposes.
Haven’t we already been told we need to work longer, and indeed are already doing so. Same re working age migrants.
Really not sure how the birth rate is corrected given how negative younger generations seem to be about life in general. And how is the increased population guaranteed to work and contribute in taxes?
She will be appalled.What do you think Sabrina Carpenter will say on the new UK-EU fisheries deal?
That's more down to implementation though. But if you want to force people to stay alive against their wishes then you have to budget for the huge economic impact that has.There will be dreadful abuses. Just look at Canada.
We've had what, 15 years of austerity that has totally fucked the country. The answer surely can't be keep doing more of the same.The most logical solution is to cut government spending.
Austerity against big pharma is a different thing.We've had what, 15 years of austerity that has totally fucked the country. The answer surely can't be keep doing more of the same.
You may not agree. Don’t care.
It’ll be like throwing a hotdog down a corridor.I get it's not good form to come out and say "I've got money and assets which is because I'm amazing and deserve it so no one's having any of it!"
but that doesn't mean the idea of collecting more direct taxes in a reasoned way to fund public services that people depend on is all that mad.
It’ll be like throwing a hotdog down a corridor.
Fix the leaky bucket rather than turn the tap up.
Tax evasion needs to be clamped down on. Legal tax avoidance is another matter. Fix the tax system to create a level playing field and maximise revenue and create investment. That’s the magic formula - what that is exactly is a big question.a metaphor used to described sub-par sex is a weird one! Is the bucket you're talking about tax avoidance and off-shoring?
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