Poll: The Budget

[Indigo]

Miliband annoys me, for the pure reason he has a lisp and looks like a goon.

 

[Jay794]

Why don't we just reduce politicians wages? I bet they're all on £100k+ for no reason

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Does that research take in to account that smokers tend to die younger and so therefore cost us less in the long run on pensions and age related health care?

I believe so, I'll need to dig it out again. But I believe it found the earning (and spending) power and therefore tax value of smokers is lower because they smoke over their lifetimes or blah, blah.

 

[elmuzzy66.]

Vote with your wallet, don't pay it.

Don't live in the uk so not voting. But the guys who going to benefit are the tabcoo smugglers who will make a bit more from their trade. I agree with the anti smoking loby but i feel the only true way to cut smoking is to ban its sale.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

I bet they're all on £100k+

You'd lose that bet.

 

[Cosimo]

Oh god the Wallace and Gromit show is going round in circles.

 

[deuse]

It's a lifestyle choice, if they don't want to pay extra and be treat like "scum" - don't do it.

And were will the gov get the £7bn+ the new 37p from if everyone stopped?
Oh take away the £2bn for the NHS so that leaves £5bn+ to find. I know put petrol up £1

 

[matt100]

Here come the resident goofs

I'm a part time goof.

Go on then, explain how any of the debt is the con-dem's fault?

 

[scorza]

Is Ed Miliband really arguing for the 50p tax rate despite what HMRC have found with the tax receipts...?

What, that it raised a billion quid? Pretty much bang on what was predicted for year 1.

 

[RDM]

Why don't we just reduce politicians wages? I bet they're all on £100k+ for no reason

I'll take that bet...

 

[MrMoonX]

we're all in it because of them!!!!

actually the major government spent more than the previous labour government, if you believe the "last government" rhetoric then you must read the daily mail

 

[Hatter The Mad]

What, that it raised a billion quid? Pretty much bang on what was predicted for year 1.

Did you even listen to how much it wasn't raising, or what?

 

[McBain]

And were will the gov get the £7bn+ the new 37p from if everyone stopped?
Oh take away the £2bn for the NHS so that leaves £5bn+ to find. I know put petrol up £1

I'm taking to an individual, as an individual if you don't like the increase, don't pay it.

We all know the vast majority won't quit, regardless of the cost, the government knows that, so they're just raping the cash cow.

 

[scorza]

I don't see how Labour can argue??? The country is in a mess and cuts need to happen.

What are there solutions? Borrow more?

We are borrowing more under the Conservatives - record borrowing figures announced for February, and double what was expected.

 

[lee1101]

Why don't we just reduce politicians wages? I bet they're all on £100k+ for no reason

Standard MP is on £65,738. PM is £142,500

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Looking forward to when posters on here say there is nothing wrong with tax avoidance and quoting:-

BBC 2012 Budget coverage
The chancellor says tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance are "morally repugnant".

 

[Irish_Tom]

I don't really see how anyone can make a clear judgement on the 50p rate of tax either way. I appreciate they've just published figures, but those figures are based on a single year and there is clear evidence that they were skewed by avoidance measures before and during the introduction of the 50p band.

 

[elmuzzy66.]

Ed Balls doesn't look to impressed so far with his leader.

 

[McBain]

Not being funny, is the deputy speaker just some random clown they pulled in off the street of Barnsley or what?

"EY UP LAD IT AIRNT GOOD FOR THEEEEE HEALF"

 

[antijoke]

Hidden tax rise for pensioners? Does anyone know anything about that?