| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Swivel-eyed loons? | |
| Posted by: | Stewart Dean | |
| Date/Time: | 20/05/13 12:18:00 |
| I believe what Vanessa is saying is that Europe in/out is not an issue with most people whilst employment etc. are. Tax fiddling, or shall we say tax avoidance rather than tax evasion, is a problem that, if correctly faced, would make a massive dent in the deficit. It would mean we would not have to be making cuts which, as it turns out, cost money anyway. Who would have thought that change is expensive? By putting the pressure on those that can pay rather than forcing austerity measures on those that can't we get the money flowing back into 'UK PLC' whilst maintaing high levels of employment, housing, education etc. 'Trickledown' only happens if the rules are set up to allow that to happen and this government is staunchly in favour for blocking any changes that encourage this to happen. For example the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) coming into place in Europe is a great way to get money that simply adds to rather large numbers for large organisation back into everyday life where each pound does many times more good to the economy as a whole. From a systems theory point of view it's a simple and very effective economy stimulus that, in turn, creates more money for those who are taxed. It only doesn't work if you take a short term 'I want it all now' mindset. And yet Osbourne, acting in the 'interests' of the financial sector, has put in a legal challange against it. http://robinhoodtax.org.uk/latest/osbornes-legal-challenge-europe Likewise this government is unlikely to chase up large businesses or individual contracts for tax as it would be seen as taxing the rich and against the Conservative ethos. This government essentially puts ideology before sound economics and risks another massive downturn in the process (which many predict will happen in a few months). When you house is on fire there is no point watering the garden. The tories are trying to get money from all the wrong places. |