What is a good salary?

[halfmist]

Because you are vermin and not worth the energy.

Brilliant, for someone you have never met to have such an affect on you then there are clearly issues, perhaps you should try counselling.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

I am sure there are several examples.
The problem with multinationals are if the Government lean on them they will up sticks and be welcomed with open arms eg Ireland

not that tired old shite again. The only thing that went to Ireland was finance jobs and Rees-Mogg money.

 

[oldius]

I am sure there are several examples.
The problem with multinationals are if the Government lean on them they will up sticks and be welcomed with open arms eg Ireland

Which is exactly why the EU wanted multi-national tax agreements, and probably why we chose a referendum instead.

"The UK spider’s web is responsible for fully a half of the world’s offshore tax evasion losses."

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

Brilliant, for someone you have never met to have such an affect on you then there are clearly issues, perhaps you should try counselling.

Are you Eric Pickles?

 

[halfmist]

Because there is not a general commitment to it. Why would there be? Nadhim Zahawi is a tax avoider. Rees-Mogg shifted his fund to Dublin to avoid tax. Sunak pays himself a multi-million pound income through a trust to avoid tax and declares his wife non-dom to do the same. How can it possibly be right that Rishi Sunak pays a smaller percentage of his income in tax than a nurse does?

Still, I have been clear about how it could be funded and what could be done. You seem a little lost, yourself. The reality is that some areas are better in public hands. When we look at what is needed as a nation, economic growth is written large. Proper pay and affordable housing would be such a shift towards that goal. Money in the pocket can be spent. Money desperately clawed from every corner of a purse just to get by cannot.

I am afraid that is just rhetoric. Best of luck getting a Government to implement your theories.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Brilliant, for someone you have never met to have such an affect on you then there are clearly issues, perhaps you should try counselling.

Won't work with me. I know enough about your character to know you are the type of person I'd avoid.

There are wealthy people who have maintained some humility and good grace. You definitely aren't one of them and aren't anything more than a glorified gambler. It's not something that is worth admiring.

 

[halfmist]

not that tired old shite again. The only thing that went to Ireland was finance jobs and Rees-Mogg money.

Of course.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I’ve worked in the private sector, for a couple of PLCs, and am now self employed, engaging professionally with the public sector daily.

Based on my experience, the notion that the private sector (overall) is discernibly more efficient than the public sector is a fucking lie.

I’ve seen so much waste in large commercial organisations.

Large organisations (public and private) generally are to a significant extent wasteful and inefficient. Perfectly stands to reason.

 

[oldius]

I am afraid that is just rhetoric. Best of luck getting a Government to implement your theories.

I suggest you proclaim it as rhetoric because you have no argument against it.

In simple terms:

Pay is too low. Houses are too costly. The cost of living has soared.

We are one of the global leaders in tax avoidance.
Our politicians declare essential services unaffordable.
The average house is now nearly 10x the median UK salary.
Our economic growth has stagnated for a decade.
We top up the pay of private sector low-paid workers.

Does that feel right to you?

 

[halfmist]

Won't work with me. I know enough about your character to know you are the type of person I'd avoid.

There are wealthy people who have maintained some humility and good grace. You definitely aren't one of them and aren't anything more than a glorified gambler. It's not something that is worth admiring.

I will sleep well tonight knowing I could lead your life anytime I like, but you will never be in a position to lead mine and that’s why we will never meet so no need to worry about avoiding me.