Quote:
Originally Posted by WATERHOG
so when labour was in - all the gains we made for making a equal society are now going to be lost , thats real good lol
|
Actually the rich/poor divide got worse under the 13 years of Labour Govt, they did throw some help peoples way in the form of tax credits and certainly for the elderly, pension credit and the increased winter fuel allowances,plus of course bringing in the minimum wage too, all good things but they did little to address the rich/poor divide in the UK as a whole.
There will never in my view be an equal society in this Country but a lot more could be done to bridge the gap.
I would have simply done a flick of the switch policy for a while to reduce spending and bring in revenue, rather than embark on expensive reforms which cost loads to do and set up.
I would have across the board on all benefits for instance, cut the lot by 2% to 3%,that way everyone on them would have had to tighten up a bit but would have had the certainty of knowledge of what they had still coming in,I would of course have still rooted out people claiming benefits who shouldn't be but with a more compassionate approach.
I would have then increased for a 4 year period income tax by about 2% as well.
At the flick of a switch with no costs involved that would have started to reduce the benefits bill and bring in more to the treasury.
Also no moans at everyone not being in this together as all would be making some sacrifice.
I also agreed with the VAT increase, that again at the flick of a switch with no extra cost to the treasury brings in more there too.
This budget is still pussyfooting around with problems rather than solving most of them, the reforms should have been left for the future not embarked on now which is why the Chancellor has all his predictions wrong and is needing to correct them on a 6 monthly basis almost.