Comments on: Policy Focus #6: Tax breaks for the rich, tax hikes for the poor http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/ A campaign against the British National Party. Fri, 21 May 2010 10:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Policy Focus #8: The BNP’s five policies to make food more expensive « Nothing British http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39540 Policy Focus #8: The BNP’s five policies to make food more expensive « Nothing British Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:02:21 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39540 [...] BNP would replace income tax with increased consumption taxes. (source, see Monday’s post). The BNP would bring in tariffs to protect British workers. (source, see last week’s post). The [...] [...] BNP would replace income tax with increased consumption taxes. (source, see Monday’s post). The BNP would bring in tariffs to protect British workers. (source, see last week’s post). The [...]

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]]> By: WTF http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39487 WTF Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:00:18 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39487 For some reason my answer has gone up the page for the moment at least, the duplicate can be deleted. For some reason my answer has gone up the page for the moment at least, the duplicate can be deleted.

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]]> By: WTF http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39485 WTF Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:57:34 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39485 I should have said debt not deficit but again I feel we spend money that is wasted, if that could be cut then less deficit surely would be the result? As for the debt, it depends who it is owed to & why, some of them I would be only too happy to do over. Maybe living more within our means might be a good idea? The situation of the last few years is a busted model, we can't run an economy that way. ... I should have said debt not deficit but again I feel we spend money that is wasted, if that could be cut then less deficit surely would be the result?

As for the debt, it depends who it is owed to & why, some of them I would be only too happy to do over.
Maybe living more within our means might be a good idea?

The situation of the last few years is a busted model, we can’t run an economy that way.
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]]> By: jonathan.dupont http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39478 jonathan.dupont Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:37:18 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39478 Unfortunately its not as simple as just not paying the money back. The deficit isn't what we owe - it's the difference between how much our taxes raise and we spend. If you're planning on not paying back any debt, then understandably nobody will want to lend to us any more, which means we'll have to start the cuts right away. Unfortunately its not as simple as just not paying the money back. The deficit isn’t what we owe – it’s the difference between how much our taxes raise and we spend. If you’re planning on not paying back any debt, then understandably nobody will want to lend to us any more, which means we’ll have to start the cuts right away.

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]]> By: WTF http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39472 WTF Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:17:55 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39472 I have a big issue with the deficit & paying it back, as I didn't borrow the money, I got little benefit, if any from it & feel no moral obligation to pay it back. There's the whole issue about banks making money out of nothing, Quantative easing, fractional reserve banking & all that, audit the Fed, audit the EU as well. I feel a lot of public spending is wasted & savings could be made, it depends what you regard as public spending. If you are going to have tax, I suppose some income tax like the 20% above a certain level but I want less taxation in general. I think the level of taxation at the moment is not justified, as so much is provably wasted. I have a big issue with the deficit & paying it back, as I didn’t borrow the money, I got little benefit, if any from it & feel no moral obligation to pay it back.
There’s the whole issue about banks making money out of nothing, Quantative easing, fractional reserve banking & all that, audit the Fed, audit the EU as well.

I feel a lot of public spending is wasted & savings could be made, it depends what you regard as public spending.

If you are going to have tax, I suppose some income tax like the 20% above a certain level but I want less taxation in general.
I think the level of taxation at the moment is not justified, as so much is provably wasted.

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]]> By: jonathan.dupont http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39426 jonathan.dupont Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:14:31 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39426 I'm confused WTF - do you think the money should be used to a) cut the deficit? b) splash out on public spending? or c) abolish income tax? You can't have it all three ways. I’m confused WTF – do you think the money should be used to a) cut the deficit? b) splash out on public spending? or c) abolish income tax?

You can’t have it all three ways.

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]]> By: WTF http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39376 WTF Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:17:38 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39376 Ah so that's the British jobs for British workers then! Sounds good to me as the Conservative government won't do this & we will probably either fall back into recession or struggle for years with the lead weight of the bankers bad bets around our necks. All the while spending billions on other peoples interests not our own. Ah so that’s the British jobs for British workers then!
Sounds good to me as the Conservative government won’t do this & we will probably either fall back into recession or struggle for years with the lead weight of the bankers bad bets around our necks.
All the while spending billions on other peoples interests not our own.

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]]> By: jonathan.dupont http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39331 jonathan.dupont Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:44:18 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39331 Unfortunately, that won't work either as: a) they're already using those cuts to cut the deficit b) they're planning huge spending increases (building new schools, paying doctors more, more spending on border defence etc) Unfortunately, that won’t work either as:

a) they’re already using those cuts to cut the deficit
b) they’re planning huge spending increases (building new schools, paying doctors more, more spending on border defence etc)

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]]> By: WTF http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39330 WTF Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:57 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39330 Well if they take an axe to the foreign aid & QUANGO's amongst other things, then they wouldn't need to keep the taxes at the the same percentage level, unless they fall prey to the "Didn't meet a tax they didn't like" scenario. Well if they take an axe to the foreign aid & QUANGO’s amongst other things, then they wouldn’t need to keep the taxes at the the same percentage level, unless they fall prey to the “Didn’t meet a tax they didn’t like” scenario.

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]]> By: jonathan.dupont http://www.nothingbritish.com/02/policy-focus-6-tax-breaks-for-the-rich-tax-hikes-for-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-39325 jonathan.dupont Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:09:31 +0000 http://www.nothingbritish.com/?p=1950#comment-39325 The problem is WTF that the BNP are committed to keeping the level of taxation as a percentage of the economy at the same level as it is now. So if you cut one tax, you have to raise another. The problem is WTF that the BNP are committed to keeping the level of taxation as a percentage of the economy at the same level as it is now. So if you cut one tax, you have to raise another.

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