I support higher NMW and have said I would have zero problem paying a bit more to eat somewhere as a result.It’s absurd tbh. We have a woman who sells burgers on the state and the cooking oil price trebled. Oddly she’s still there.
it’s policies I suspect you support that’s fucked him over
I support higher NMW and have said I would have zero problem paying a bit more to eat somewhere as a result.
I don’t recall saying I support higher NI contributions and have also said I want VAT either cut or eliminated.
increase in NMW is totally fucking the sector
He can raise prices. The fact is in his case he’s competing alongside countless other similar businesses for a not very large number of customers.The increase in NMW is totally fucking the sector he operates in
Not in isolation. Business Rates is the thing to reform or get rid of. Pay people a living wage, bin off or massively reform other stuff incl. VAT.
Soon to be 30%The Russia/Ukraine war has affected every single one of us.
Your weekly shop is about 20% higher than it would be now without the war.
He can raise prices. The fact is in his case he’s competing alongside countless other similar businesses for a not very large number of customers.
People can’t complain about people choosing benefits over employment while also arguing against better wages.
People go and buy fried chicken from Amazon?“he can raise prices” fuck me - do you know why people go and buy from Amazon?
Woke nonsenseThe Russia/Ukraine war has affected every single one of us.
Your weekly shop is about 20% higher than it would be now without the war.
Forcing businesses like his to increase the minimum wage has a huge impact - bigger businesses can totally swallow it but smaller businesses have then the decision to reduce staff - it’s a massive problem to hike wages above natural inflation levels for people like him
People go and buy fried chicken from Amazon?
I haven’t eaten at KFC since I was a student because it’s shite, if they ran a national campaign about better quality food I’d try it yes.They buy fried chicken from KFC as it’s cheap with Squeezed prices to suppliers and poor quality.
Do you think if they ran a national campaign saying they’d increase wages and quality standards and the customer pays more they’d increase their profits?
I haven’t eaten at KFC since I was a student because it’s shite, if they ran a national campaign about better quality food I’d try it yes.
I’ve lived in Leamington for nearly 7 years and today was the first I’d heard of his restaurant.
Why are they allowed to treat employees badly do you think?Oddly you aren’t the barometer for people and their purchase decisions. KFC last I heard sells a bit of chicken. Amazon treats its employees like shit and people are fine with it as long as the purchase price remains low
Why are they allowed to treat employees badly do you think?
I meant legally.Because people want cheap goods and supply.
I meant legally.
The most sensible way to achieve the same outcome as NMW increases would be to allow the personal allowance to move up with inflation as it did for years. It should be at least £15k now. That'd allow for a lower NMW increase to achieve the same net pay.The increase in NMW is totally fucking the sector he operates in
Steve, you’re being deliberately selective with your evidence. They froze all tax thresholds not just the top one. It dragged and extra 1.7 million low earners into paying income tax for the first time. Freezing ALL, I’ll say that again as you keep dismissing it, ALL tax thresholds is not a leftist policy. If they raised all except the top I’d give it to you, no argument but taxing those with the least ability to pay it is a right wing policy.You honestly think a centre right government freezes higher rate tax thresholds, increases CGT, changes IHT regime targeting wealthy, increases tax rate on dividends, makes non dom rules even more aggressive and increases emp’er NIC as a combination of policies/decisions in their first 18 months of government…all whilst leaving welfare (excluding pensions), which is forecast to increase significantly over the remainder of the parliament, pretty much untouched ?
Since the election lowest earners have predominantly been protected by tax rises (which I agree with), middle earners have been hit, highest earners probably hit hardest due to wider (non income) tax changes. Is that your usual centre right government ? Also you can argue that the PLP stopped additional changes to welfare but ultimately they’re part of the government
Ps I’ve avoided judging policy decisions because that isn’t the point of my original post, which was this is not a centre right goverment whatever you read on socials
*sigh*I don’t think Amazon are acting illegally are they?!
*sigh*
Steve, you’re being deliberately selective with your evidence. They froze all tax thresholds not just the top one. It dragged and extra 1.7 million low earners into paying income tax for the first time. Freezing ALL, I’ll say that again as you keep dismissing it, ALL tax thresholds is not a leftist policy. If they raised all except the top I’d give it to you, no argument but taxing those with the least ability to pay it is a right wing policy.
CGT, we have far from the highest CGT in Europe and look at the countries who have low or none, there’s a reason they’re so low , they’re either poor, corrupt and/or tax exiles. We’re one of the richest countries in the world with high percentage of millionaires, we should have high levels of CGT for the purpose of checks and balances and you could quite easily argue that they would be much much higher if we had a leftist government when you look to countries who actually do.
IHT, see above. Also our IHT is exactly the same as the USA. Are you seriously going to suggest that the USA are a leftist government.
Tax on dividends. See above again. We’re hardly high again compared to comparable countries and yet again we’re almost identical to that well known communist country the USA.
No issue with that.The most sensible way to achieve the same outcome as NMW increases would be to allow the personal allowance to move up with inflation as it did for years. It should be at least £15k now. That'd allow for a lower NMW increase to achieve the same net pay.
They literally formed a union in the warehouse in Coventry despite union busting tactics by Amazon.no one will sign up to your fantasy strong union in Amazon
They literally formed a union in the warehouse in Coventry despite union busting tactics by Amazon.
You’re being selective again. Relevant to earnings the wealthiest got away lightly compared to low and middle earners. They’ve had it all their own way for too long and this Labour government has not turned the clock back. Look at capital gains tax in isolation if you want for evidence. It’s at a lower rate and threshold now than it was when it was first introduced by an actual leftist labour government in the 60’s and it’s lower than it was under Chairman Thatcher. This government is not punishing the wealthiest either in terms of rates, thresholds and certainty not proportionally to income. You’re trying to argue that this government is left wing when it’s not even as left wing as the Thatcher government.I’m not being selective at all. The freezing of the personal allowance (which I don’t agree with by the way) was likely pretty much offset for many by the increase in NMW and UC allowance increases. My point was that the largest increase in tax burden fell on middle and higher earners. I think you need to look again at the IHT comparison between Uk and USA. My understanding is that we have a £325k exemption. They have a £15m exemption (federal level). So a bizarre comparison
You can keep saying stuff like ‘but it’s still not as high as them’ but you’re ignoring my point/question which was would a centre right party have brought in ALL of those policy decisions in the first 18 months of government ?
Anyway enjoy your Easter as I’ve got to leave it there as I’m spending way too much time having these weird conversations
You’re being selective again. Relevant to earnings the wealthiest got away lightly compared to low and middle earners. They’ve had it all their own way for too long and this Labour government has not turned the clock back. Look at capital gains tax in isolation if you want for evidence. It’s at a lower rate and threshold now than it was when it was first introduced by an actual leftist labour government in the 60’s and it’s lower than it was under Chairman Thatcher. This government is not punishing the wealthiest either in terms of rates, thresholds and certainty not proportionally to income. You’re trying to argue that this government is left wing when it’s not even as left wing as the Thatcher government.
You demonstrate perfectly how far the dial has been moved to the right when a Labour government is more right wing than Thatchers government certainly in terms of taxation and your trying to argue that they’re a leftist government. Sorry Steve but it’s just bollocks and relative to actual socialist governments you sound a bit silly arguing otherwise.
I hope you have a good Easter to
And the relevance of that to understanding that this government has more right wing policies than the Thatcher government is…Tonester you admitted to earn a salary of £20 grand when most people wouldn’t even get out of bed for it. You voted Tory
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