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boldie
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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Reply #15 on:
June 23, 2010, 02:50:04 PM »
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Pretty much, yes. Kids are like puppies that way IMO.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 07:38:00 PM »
Somebody actually turned round in work today and said that it appeared that the Budget made it look like a bad idea for 16 yr old girls to go out and get pregnant for the money.
Apart from the "WTF?" moment, surely any budget that does this can't be that bad? Personally, the budget doesn't affect me that much - I earn £15k a year, dont drink, smoke or drive and don't claim benefits. Looking at FB (not the best place, I know) a quick survey of people on my flist suggests that the main people complaining are the chavvy girls who have kids and live in a council house, don't work and both drink and smoke.
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CelticGeezeer
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 07:46:29 PM »
They get preggers to get the council house and housing benifit. Then more kids = more money. Oh yes and when the youngest kid gets to about 16 you have to have another one and almost free rollin to pension.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 08:32:22 PM »
Although it's simplified this is a chart showing the proportion by which 10% slices of the population will be affected
That lowest band obviously does comprise the genuinely needy, but also the people mentioned above
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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Reply #19 on:
June 23, 2010, 08:46:06 PM »
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Please don't hide under your chair when saying this mate. 100% agree.
If people can't afford to support a child they shouldn't be allowed to have any.
If they have one by accident it should be taken off them and they can have it back when they've saved up enough to feed it.
Sponging ba**ards really piss me off!!!!!
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 08:48:58 PM »
Quote from: EvilPie on June 23, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Please don't hide under your chair when saying this mate. 100% agree.
If people can't afford to support a child they shouldn't be allowed to have any.
If they have one by accident it should be taken off them and they can have it back when they've saved up enough to feed it.
Sponging ba**ards really piss me off!!!!!
MBFN to live a perfect life and make no mistakes.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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Reply #21 on:
June 23, 2010, 08:56:04 PM »
Quote from: EvilPie on June 23, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Please don't hide under your chair when saying this mate. 100% agree.
If people can't afford to support a child they shouldn't be allowed to have any.
If they have one by accident it should be taken off them and they can have it back when they've saved up enough to feed it.
Sponging ba**ards really piss me off!!!!!
I can only hope you're joking Matt.
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ScottMGee
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:05:34 PM »
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Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
I am guessed you actually mean 'allowed' one, or do you mean that quiet children are ok?
However, if people only had children when they could afford them we would have a much worse demographic problem than we are already facing.
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celtic
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:07:09 PM »
Can you ever afford to have a child? Obv there is a small % of the population that can, but in reality, the average couple with a normal 9-5 job each etc probably cant.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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Reply #24 on:
June 23, 2010, 09:13:53 PM »
Quote from: The_nun on June 23, 2010, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: EvilPie on June 23, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Please don't hide under your chair when saying this mate. 100% agree.
If people can't afford to support a child they shouldn't be allowed to have any.
If they have one by accident it should be taken off them and they can have it back when they've saved up enough to feed it.
Sponging ba**ards really piss me off!!!!!
MBFN to live a perfect life and make no mistakes.
Unfortunately I've made a few mistakes in my time Mo.
I've never asked anyone to pay for them for me though.
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boldie
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:15:33 PM »
I love Matt, and I don't care who knows it
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AndrewT
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:16:30 PM »
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:15:33 PM
I love Matt, and I don't care who knows it
Make sure you don't have his child until you can afford it though.
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EvilPie
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:17:36 PM »
Quote from: RED-DOG on June 23, 2010, 08:56:04 PM
Quote from: EvilPie on June 23, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Quote from: StuartHopkin on June 23, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:19:51 AM
Quote from: Jon MW on June 23, 2010, 06:24:12 AM
Quote from: Delboy on June 23, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
Hardly fair and equitable though is it?
Those on lower incomes pay a proportionatly higher amount because of VAT rise.
I would have thought an increase in higher rate Income tax would have done a fairer job
Is the standard view because of the proportion. But in practice, like I've suggested, if you're on a lower income you've got less of a disposable income hence you spend less on VATable goods hence a 2.5% increase isn't - in any practical way - going to make much difference.
The weight is still favoured towards across the board increases like VAT being a bit biased against the lower paid, just pointing out in practice it doesn't really make that much difference to the lower paid.
The obvious question is though, What would you do if you were in charge? every government measure is bound to be a bit more biased against the ones on a lower income as they are more dependent on Govt support in one way or another.
I reckon they've not done too badly TBH. Now all they need to do is scrap child tax credits and child benefits including maternity pay all together.
Until you can afford to support yourself you shouldnt be aloud one.
Please don't hide under your chair when saying this mate. 100% agree.
If people can't afford to support a child they shouldn't be allowed to have any.
If they have one by accident it should be taken off them and they can have it back when they've saved up enough to feed it.
Sponging ba**ards really piss me off!!!!!
I can only hope you're joking Matt.
Slight over reaction maybe.
An accident's fair enough but when I see people with huge families who don't even attempt to support them themselves, instead preferring to sponge off the state it sickens me.
Not saying I blame the people btw, they're just taking advantage of a crap system that encourages them.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:19:45 PM »
Quote from: AndrewT on June 23, 2010, 09:16:30 PM
Quote from: boldie on June 23, 2010, 09:15:33 PM
I love Matt, and I don't care who knows it
Make sure you don't have his child until you can afford it though.
This would obviously be 50% my fault so I'd send Boldie monthly maintenance as well as supporting him in any way I could.
Obviously if I could prise him away from Mrs Boldie I'd just move him in to my house and we'd live happily ever after.
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010
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June 23, 2010, 09:26:54 PM »
When Stacey had Reece she was young, but got pregnant, her so called long term boyfriend and Stacey both had decentish jobs, unfortunately he decided enough was enough and she had to stand on her own 2 feet. She could not possibly hold a job down with Reece permanently in hospital during early life, plus for the first few yrs he was in more than out. What employer would employ Stacey Matt? She now does charitable work as well as college but NO she can not support herself or Reece so SPONGES of us working folk. I think thats how you generalise folk right? No she doesn't like it and is trying to better herself but finds it hard right now.
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