The Conservative Party

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yeah it’s why I mentioned the 7 year rule. I don’t know how we get round the fact people know it’s a problem but want everyone else to pay for it.

These threads just turn into bankers bonuses posts. It’d been done over and over again for everything the country needs. There is probably a small % of voters that decide our election results. Tax them enough and it’s bye bye time.

There is occasional digression towards how multinationals don’t pay any tax and if they did, we’d be able to fund social care though.

 

[hilts]

There is occasional digression towards how multinationals don’t pay any tax and if they did, we’d be able to fund social care though.

There is and it’s probably been mentioned in here already, these companies that were mentioned when it became high profile following austerity still do a roaring trade. The public were enraged but not enough to pay a couple of quid more somewhere else.

Unfortunately you can’t get away from the fact any govt doesn’t need consensus of the whole population just enough to get them over the line. And people are generally hypocritical and when it comes down to it they will vote and shop with their wallet.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

There is and it’s probably been mentioned in here already, these companies that were mentioned when it became high profile following austerity still do a roaring trade. The public were enraged but not enough to pay a couple of quid more somewhere else.

Unfortunately you can’t get away from the fact any govt doesn’t need consensus of the whole population just enough to get them over the line. And people are generally hypocritical and when it comes down to it they will vote and shop with their wallet.

A bit like China. Everyone moans about how China pollute one of the worst and yet nobody boycotts Chinese products.

 

[hilts]

A bit like China. Everyone moans about how China pollute one of the worst and yet nobody boycotts Chinese products.

Absolutely we are all hypocrites it’s why the only option I can think of is finding the best way to use peoples materialism/greed for the betterment of society. I prefer a complete overhaul of society but it ain’t happenening. Society doesn’t get a say anymore anyhow. Parties have a demographic they need to pander to. If you fight for fairness you end up somewhat in the wilderness.

 

[Chris in London]

How would that work with the Amazons of this world though I wonder?

They consume both services and goods in the UK, which can be subject of higher taxes.

 

[Saddleworth2]

They consume both services and goods in the UK, which can be subject of higher taxes.

What do they consume?

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Putting NI up to pay for a bit extra for the NHS and then social care is an absolutly wank policy.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

if the parents owned there own home outright .. then they almost certainly worked for it paid tax and national insurance stamps No way should they be forced to sell for the care of his mother.

Did they say the age of his mother because the only way I would sanction selling your house for care is if you hod a house worth in excess of 2,million but let’s face any one with that sort of house already bought private health insurance and can afford easily a private home or buy live in care

How do you know they didn't inherit it or bought it after receiving a large windfall themselves?

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Paid NI contributions for 44 years? Are you sure about that?
But I agree with the principle that those on full state pension have already made a huge contribution.

Yes I’m sure 44years for men 39years for women, anyone over the age of 71yrs may have left school at 15yrs, paid 16 percent interest rate on there first home, during 1970 while wages were low if that wasn’t bad enough the money pinching MP’s want to make them pay again.

Most people on here are young I think but now opportunities are a lot less. That’s what has changed the divide between rich and poor is even greater than it was before, someone earlier said spend your money and enjoy it

 

[mat]

Tory bastards.

Tax the poor and protect the rich.

Cunts.