I hate the man and wouldn't watch anything with him in but I had to see if Paxman ripped him a new one... only to find he didn't have to
He's got some valid points there but the holes in his arguments are miles wide and i could understand why Paxman had a smirk on his face throughout that I'll refute several of his major points quite simply.
I can just as easily refute yours.
1. We're not destroying the Planet but the environment regardless of whether life exists here or not the Planet is still going to be here the only things that do endanger the planet itself are extraterrestrial forces which we can't control... yet...
While I totally agree with your point, it's usually understood that when people say "destroy the planet" they simply mean - "upset the natural balance in such a was it's hugely detrimental to the survival & prosperity of humans".
2. It's nice for him to say heavily tax the corporations and energy companies but who do you think the companies are going to pass the costs onto hmm... Us!
Tax is on profits, not on revenue.
Historically when corporation tax rates have dropped, have we seen a fall in the average cost per unit to match? - no.
I'll let you why.
It's due to the fact they are not linked.
3. It's all well and good saying the current system is flawed at the end of the day it is they all are unless we were all one collective consciousness it's impossible for us all to be happy.
This isn't even a cogent argument.
Firstly, nobody is saying we need a perfect utopia - just for the system to cater for a greater number than it does.
Secondly, no part of a system being 'perfect or lacking flaws' requires a collective conciousness.
4. This whole thing about those claiming benefits suffering is **** at the end of the day most whom I've seen that are struggling at the moment are people in work not entitled to benefits who seem to be earning less per year than those on benefits I believe the cap is £26,000 I'm one of these people my yearly take home pay is just over £15,000 after Tax yet I still manage to survive whilst paying my bills and mortgage why can't these benefits claimants?
Most people on benefits do not get anywhere near £26,000.
The reality is most people on benefits get LESS than the £15,000 you get, on a side note - most benefits are paid out to people
who work or are on pensions not those who are simply unemployed.
5. Regardless of the revolution or not we'll still end up with a system that's flawed and the majority that won't be happy about it.
Baseless assumption.
If you want my two cents on where we could go to make the world a better place my views are bug business needs to go as this stifles the Big C word that everyone knows and loves Competition and Govt needs to be decentralized regional governance is a lot easier than overall as there are less voices pulling you every which way. True you'll then have inequality between regions but a lot less than there is currently.
These are not refuting his ideas, but they are reasonable suggestions with some genuine merit.
(I assume you mean big business, not bug business).
clearly not, but then who is, and why isn't he (or anyone else) allowed to voice an opinion if they are not "the best" person to do it - do we get to vote on who the best person to talk about something is before letting them talk about it? what is the criteria? Who decides?
The irony is, the fact people are listening to the argument because it's coming from him highlights his point.
Extroversion & charisma are highly over-rated in the public environment, with our entire political system being nothing more than a popularity contest.
A system which values these traits over knowledge & skill will tend to get leaders who look good while performing badly.
