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Post by wannabee on May 14, 2024 13:10:47 GMT
I agree and Capital is mobile, but it doesn't stop Government recognising where the problem exists instead of demonising one deprived section of Society and setting them off against another just to create division to cover their inadequacy. Of course that would require a Modicum of honesty which is in very short supply. It is also not entirely beyond the wit of OECD to create an Annual Asset Wealth Tax above a certain level, call it a Solidarity payment if you will. Some US Billionaire's are actually proposing something similar they recognise that if Society breaks down they are not entirely immune no matter how high the structures they build to keep themselves enclosed The OECD did eventually get an Agreement of all Countries for a 15% Minimum Corporation Tax to reduce Tax Shopping and Profits Parking Of course it wouldn't be easy and some through greed would try to avoid by using Tax Havens and Banana Republics but they carry inherent risks. They absolutely carry inherent risks, but the rich stay rich by taking calculated risks. I personally don’t see any reason why society will break down. There has always been rampant inequality. It got better for a generation or two and is now returning to a status quo of extreme poverty and insane wealth. The only thing I could see ripping up the status quo entirely would be if climate change led to a good portion of the western world being fairly uninhabitable. Even then, the rich would find good ways to insulate themselves long before anyone else. It’s the way of the rat race. I’ve long cared about inequality. I have several publications and two grants that look to identify its effects on biology. However, I’ve also decided that it’s far harder to change someone else than it is to change yourself. So, instead of getting pissed off at the rich all the time, I’ve been spending time trying to figure out what practices they use to continue to get better off. The only thing I’m capable of doing at present is knocking down the amount of tax paid from income by putting as much of it into retirement, health savings accounts and my child’s student loan account as possible. It doesn’t make a dent on what people can do with a corporation but it does help put some sort of small blanket around our future. My biggest regret really is buying a house and a car. We should have just saved the money on the house, bought a cheap apartment and invested the rest. I’ve felt pretty stupid about it for a while now. I didn't mean to suggest that a Wealth Tax would be a panacea, nor to blame the rich for all of societies problems, merely to point out where Government priorities and agendas lie (pun intended) The same can be said of the difference in resources employed in recovering Tax Evaded versus so called Benefit Fraud, much due to overly complicated rules and DWP mistakes. Any rudimentary cost benefit analysis would show that Government should do more of the former and less of the latter while the actuality is the opposite. My point on a breakdown in Society is that increased visibility through telecommunications makes Society more aware of the inequalities both indigenous and worldwide which is why we are seeing a rapid rise in the movement of Economic Migrants never mind for Wars. Climate change will only increase the pressure in those developing Countries. In those deprived communities the strongest tend to prey on the weaker and only when crime becomes visible outside those communities does it get media attention. When the pot boils over and riots occur it results in burning and destruction within those communities which makes no earthly sense. Some children grow up through good parenting and become successful but those are a minority which is a waste of human resources. Through Medical Advances despite poor diet, additions etc people may actually live longer but in many cases it may only seem that way. I agree at the end of the day it comes down to personal responsibility but Governments make Political choices which influence how those choices are made. |
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Post by Gawa on May 14, 2024 15:05:55 GMT
This is literally at the heart of what ails UK Body and Mind today It is every Parents legacy ambition that they can pass on a better future to their children Since 2010 selected regional depravation via Austerity and Council Budget cuts has reduced life expectancy and increased child poverty. Health outcomes Physical and Mental are poorer and waiting times longer. The Capital Infrastructure Stock of Housing and Hospitals are in decay. Depravation leads to other Social problems and crime which a reduced Police Force struggles to maintain. Prisons are overflowing and crumbling. The National Debt has increased by 150% or £1.5 Trillion of which COVID accounts for less than 25% The top 1% 680,000 odd have a combined Wealth of £2.8 Trillion but all the UKs problems are because of the less than 500,000 "Illegal" Immigrants out of a 68M Population who have come to this Country over the last 14 years No one will ever go after the rich though Wannabe. Lazy measures such as raising income tax only hurts the middle class who already prop up too much failing infrastructure as it is. The rich escape it through corporations and no country is going to go after them. Without a worldwide agreement on tax standards for corporations, businesses and investors will just look to markets that offer better rewards (why wouldn’t they?). There’s no chance of that kind of agreement happening either. Pretty sure this is what started Brexit? As the EU were introducing tougher measures on tax evasion. So some countries are trying to tackle it - the uk just don't want to. Make of that what you will. In Norway everyone can search neighbours income and report them I swear. So some countries do take it seriously. I suppose having a shit ton of gas off your coast helps too. |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on May 15, 2024 8:01:32 GMT
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Post by wannabee on May 15, 2024 8:46:29 GMT
This gives the background on why Gullis is being investigated The Standards Committee may have trouble investigating Gullis, he doesn't have any. Move to Reform perhaps? |
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Post by Gawa on May 15, 2024 9:59:11 GMT
This gives the background on why Gullis is being investigated The Standards Committee may have trouble investigating Gullis, he doesn't have any. Move to Reform perhaps? How's this former teacher allegedly worth millions all of a sudden. Wheres the money came from? Or is it fake news. |
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Post by iancransonsknees on May 15, 2024 10:03:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2024 10:17:00 GMT
This gives the background on why Gullis is being investigated The Standards Committee may have trouble investigating Gullis, he doesn't have any. Move to Reform perhaps? How's this former teacher allegedly worth millions all of a sudden. Wheres the money came from? Or is it fake news. People pay MPs stupid amounts of money for tv interviews and talks at conferences. He’s always off doing something other than working for his constituency. |
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Post by desman2 on May 15, 2024 11:35:29 GMT
How's this former teacher allegedly worth millions all of a sudden. Wheres the money came from? Or is it fake news. People pay MPs stupid amounts of money for tv interviews and talks at conferences. He’s always off doing something other than working for his constituency. Probably the same people who lined Tony Blairs pockets allowing him to build up a property portfolio in London while on 130,000 a year as PM. The money is always in the shadows for these people. |
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Post by phileetin on May 15, 2024 11:39:26 GMT
i'd love to look at his tax returns.
perhaps all mp's should publish them ( except all earnings won't be shown )
i'd also like to know how a lot of asians have mercedes/bmw's and what seem like multiple council houses joined together with one driveway , pillars attached , and seemingly only taxi driver income ?
strange world
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Post by Gawa on May 15, 2024 11:51:15 GMT
i'd also like to know how a lot of asians have mercedes/bmw's and what seem like multiple council houses joined together with one driveway , pillars attached , and seemingly only taxi driver income ? strange world 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2024 11:55:50 GMT
People pay MPs stupid amounts of money for tv interviews and talks at conferences. He’s always off doing something other than working for his constituency. Probably the same people who lined Tony Blairs pockets allowing him to build up a property portfolio in London while on 130,000 a year as PM. The money is always in the shadows for these people. I agree. The money in politics isn’t the base income. That’s nothing, merely a nice thing to fall back on. The real money comes from the rest. Look at Liz Truss. A useless politician but now very likely a multimillionaire after gallivanting around the US. She even has a book that has sold over 2000 copies already, which puts her on the bestsellers list. |
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Post by essexstokey on May 15, 2024 11:59:28 GMT
We need to rename pmqs to pmaqs pmavoids questions
Get these parasites out vote anti tory
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Post by desman2 on May 15, 2024 12:07:23 GMT
i'd love to look at his tax returns. perhaps all mp's should publish them ( except all earnings won't be shown ) i'd also like to know how a lot of asians have mercedes/bmw's and what seem like multiple council houses joined together with one driveway , pillars attached , and seemingly only taxi driver income ? strange world Concerning the Asians. They use the money put into a credit union and then draw it when they need something. A lady I know mentioned to me her son had used the credit union to buy a big car but in reality hadn't got two pennies to rub together. Its actually a good system to help people out if used correctly. |
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 15, 2024 12:58:57 GMT
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Post by elystokie on May 15, 2024 14:53:42 GMT
Just watching PMQ'S, apparently Labour released 80,000 prisoners early?
There's only around 80,000 in the whole prison system and its massively overcrowded, did we refill them that quickly or is he just talking more bollocks? 🤔
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Post by oggyoggy on May 15, 2024 16:07:44 GMT
Our government should be judged more by how it treats our most vulnerable. Our government couldn’t be any worse against comparables. Would anyone considering voting Tory like to respond and explain how when they read these stats? |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2024 16:20:02 GMT
What really annoys me about going after homelessness like they do is that, it the Govt actually pulled their finger out and provided opportunity and support to get off the street, people would take it. Crime would go down and there would be more people paying tax. How we treat the homeless is so short-sighted. |
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Post by oggyoggy on May 16, 2024 6:03:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2024 9:18:46 GMT
All children should have access to food at school. Kids who don’t get a sustainable breakfast are more likely to have poorer attention spans or simply just to fall asleep. Adequate nutrition is a minimum. However, I think that not providing adequate nutrition to children is not just a failure of Big Govt. It is a failure of small community. Where are the charity efforts working with businesses like Tesco to get food that is close to the end of shelf life for school food prep? The Real Junk Food Project is an example of this kind of charity. Why it isn’t the most popular charity in the country (and the US) is beyond me. The govt could do more. However, this is also a community decision to not pull together to bring free food to schools because the mechanisms (charities that operate in this space) are there. |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on May 16, 2024 14:31:01 GMT
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Post by frasier37 on May 16, 2024 18:40:24 GMT
Yes i noticed him in cleveleys Costa ... softening up gullible punters with Lattes and rocky rd cake? |
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 16, 2024 19:01:05 GMT
It's the sheer arrogance from Keegan, as if it doesn't matter that they're introducing legislation based on something that isn't actually factual.
She simply doesn't care and she doesn't give a shit if we know she doesn't.
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Post by essexstokey on May 17, 2024 2:33:15 GMT
We have a new byline for the tory party vote for us the corrupt racist bigoted lying chatting party with no morals party
Get these parasites out vote anti tory
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Post by essexstokey on May 17, 2024 5:28:39 GMT
5 months in and new years resolution still going strong 😁
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Post by thisisouryear on May 17, 2024 6:08:28 GMT
It's the sheer arrogance from Keegan, as if it doesn't matter that they're introducing legislation based on something that isn't actually factual. She simply doesn't care and she doesn't give a shit if we know she doesn't. Turning people against the things that are hugely important to them and their families makes it easier not to fund them properly. |
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Post by iancransonsknees on May 17, 2024 6:21:30 GMT
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on May 17, 2024 6:51:58 GMT
Yep...been going on in plain sight. He wrote off 1.4 Billion of covid fraud for example, wonder why? |
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Post by PotteringThrough on May 17, 2024 9:30:04 GMT
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Post by PotteringThrough on May 17, 2024 9:33:50 GMT
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Post by frasier37 on May 17, 2024 9:50:27 GMT
We're all in this together 
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