'Rich Privilege'

[Danthus]

Yup.

You can't be serious?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

You can't be serious?

Yup.

 

[PMKeates]

+1

I'd like to see all estates upon death go into funding infrastructure projects.

Wouldn't work. People would just spend it all, or transfer it all before death through various means.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

So you want me to work for like 50 years, pay my way through taxes then what's left over give it all back looooooooool.

Yup.

 

[Danthus]

Yup.

What ever happened to being frugal.

 

[Deus Ex]

So you want me to work for like 50 years, pay my way through taxes then what's left over give it all back looooooooool.

Maybe spend more of the money during your life mate?

 

[Danthus]

Maybe spend more of the money during your life mate?

Spend for the sake of spending?

 

[Nitefly]

What would people actually class as being 'privileged' anyway?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Wouldn't work. People would just spend it all, or transfer it all before death through various means.

Spending is fine.

Still stops the concentration of wealth.

Of course, that'd would only work if the monopolisation of the means of production by individuals or non-worker led corporations is also abolished, which I'm also in favour of.

 

[Troop]

Only takes £800k to be in the Worlds richest 1% by wealth.
And no.... I'm keeping it all.

 

[Spook187]

Or spend it and put it back into the economy.

I think my internet shopping contributes enough to the economy so i win there, but what i don't like is why should my house go back and what's left over go back to the state, it won't happen.

 

[Judgeneo]

Spending is fine.

Still stops the concentration of wealth.

Of course, that'd would only work if the monopolisation of the means of production by individuals or non-worker led corporations is also abolished, which I'm also in favour of.

The level of debt in the system you propose is outrageous, the people would have no capital to absorb loss, the rest of the world wouldn't have such taxation schemes, and would still have lots of wealth, and would own all the the UKs assets.

We would be a nation of lepers within a couple of generations.

 

[AndrewNR]

people would have no capital to absorb loss

Not all would "lose". The rest will be bailed out by the previous generations.

I think a take-all system is a bit OTT, but I think inheritance reaching tens or hundreds of millions should be capped.

 

[Duke]

This thread is hilarious. You can tell which ones got kicked out at 16 and want the state to give them what their parents couldn't.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

The level of debt in the system you propose is outrageous, the people would have no capital to absorb loss, the rest of the world wouldn't have such taxation schemes, and would still have lots of wealth, and would own all the the UKs assets.

We would be a nation of lepers within a couple of generations.

Well, I'm also against individual countries as well. One world government imho.

This thread is hilarious. You can tell which ones got kicked out at 16 and want the state to give them what their parents couldn't.

Is that aimed at me? Because if so, I think you need to check your assumptions.

 

[AndrewNR]

This thread is hilarious. You can tell which ones got kicked out at 16 and want the state to give them what their parents couldn't.

I'm just waiting for Car Crash Britain on ITV.

 

[Danthus]

Well, I'm also against individual countries as well. One world government imho.

You only have to look at Greece and Spain to see how ridiculous that idea is.

 

[zegna]

This thread is hilarious. You can tell which ones got kicked out at 16 and want the state to give them what their parents couldn't.

Just what I was thinking..

Chip on the shoulder comes to mind.

Maybe if they work really hard throughout their life time they can provide a comfortable upbringing for their offspring.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

You only have to look at Greece and Spain to see how ridiculous that idea is.

Are Spain or Greece the government ONE of the world?

Spain and Greece are in trouble because they owe a lot of money to other countries. If there were no other countries, then A: Who would they borrow from and B: If they did borrow, who would they owe money to?

 

[Danthus]

Are Spain or Greece the government of the world?

No, and look at the mess they are in.