General Election June 8th

[Damocles]

You've lost the plot mate.
Everyone contributing more than average taxes is funding not only their own way but that of others also.

Yes. Others like, your parents, for example who you earlier implied needed financial help because they made aspirational decisions that didn't pan out.

And I've not "lost the plot". What I'm doing is describing to you what society actually is because you previously seemed to have no idea of it.

 

[SWP's back]

One thing the tories will always do is to penalise the elderly

Weird that the elderly vote for them in huge numbers then.

 

[1.618034]

Isn't that the wonderful myth? Denounce state ownership but support state ownership as long as its not your state - then you refer to it as market forces. And then throw Brexit into the mix and yeah you wonder why strong and stable leadership and taking back control from the EU doesn't include our transport and utilities but the party who suggests it are unelectable lefties - yeah right

Indeed. State ownership in Britain by Britain = Bad. State ownership in Britain by Germany, Spain and France = Good.

Billions in profits are being siphoned off to fund infrastructure in other EU countries.

YCNMTSU.

 

[1.618034]

You may want to watch this

Nail on head.

 

[crooky]

So have the Tories announced the construction of a giant statue of John Major yet?

They could literally do anything and they'd still get into power.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Indeed. State ownership in Britain by Britain = Bad. State ownership in Britain by Germany, Spain and France = Good.

Billions in profits are being siphoned off to fund infrastructure in other EU countries.

YCNMTSU.

The worst thing is they just get away with it. She's announced a railway ombudsman to 'stand up' for passengers (presumably because he won't be able to get a seat). Billions in subsidy poured into foreign government owned railways because of some bogus ideology.
At least they haven't asked any foreign government sponsored companies to build anything as important as a nuclear power station, or to build the massively expensive white elephant that is HS2 (wonder what we'll be paying a foreign government to run that?).
That being said, they certainly don't give massive NHS contracts to companies who then put all their activities off-shore and avoid paying tax...

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

The worst thing is they just get away with it. She's announced a railway ombudsman to 'stand up' for passengers (presumably because he won't be able to get a seat). Billions in subsidy poured into foreign government owned railways because of some bogus ideology.
At least they haven't asked any foreign government sponsored companies to build anything as important as a nuclear power station, or to build the massively expensive white elephant that is HS2 (wonder what we'll be paying a foreign government to run that?).
That being said, they certainly don't give massive NHS contracts to companies who then put all their activities off-shore and avoid paying tax...

when you put it like that I cant argue with you mate! :)

 

[hilts]

Lol!
My taxes contributed my share. As you know full well. They also covered those who didn't pay any tax.

But who cut the grass? Those rich fuckers best cough up till it's at the correct length.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Nail on head.

This version of capitalism is like the bookie putting both horses, in a two horse race at 2-1. We, the tax payers, are handing over cash to private 'risk-takers', for them to take a wedge and pay us back the rest. As if that wasn't mad enough, Virgin's parent company is listed in British Virgin Islands, a sunny tax haven that is some distance from the West coast mainline. Branson once described it as; 'a licence to print money, it can't go wrong'. To be fair though, even if it did go wrong, he can just walk away and the public sector will pick it up, turn a profit and pass it on to the next cab on the rank! Heads they win, tails they win, coin lands on its side they win. It's a brilliant scam (I mean scheme, obviously).

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

The ITV leaders debate will take place in Salford tonight without May or Corbyn.