Soldato
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Just for a bit of fun write your top 5 election manifesto statements here.
Ie the top 5 things if you were to setup a political party from scratch you think would win you the election.
1) Transition to 25% of tax being based on wealth rather than income
2) Nationalisation of key economic and social welfare services. (Eg trains, utilities, phone infrastructure etc)
3) Massive housebuilding spree to bring down house prices, including compulsory land purchase of landbanks not used within 24 months of election.
4) A much more rigorous immigration system, including those from within EU
5) Taxation of company profits based on residence and value added within the UK
(Notes :
1) Would not declare how it would actually be taxed, you could install a flat tax of £2500 on every house owner for example. People would assume its a tax on the rich but would not actually have to be implemented that way.
2) I say social welfare as I would use the state position to reduce/eliminate the impact of fuel price rises on the most needy (eg pensioners)
3) This would massively boost supply and hence bring down prices, with the aim to make assets cheaper in the UK and hence allow more competative wages to develop vs rest of the world. It would also bring a massive increase in employment building the houses, which would then knock onto retail (fitting out the houses etc) and ultimately the whole economy.
4) Everyone who wasn't born in the UK would have to show they have a needed skill to gain access. They would also not qualify for any welfare until they had contributed themselves. It would be very much on a ratio of paid in to maximum paid back out for non UK born.
5) Basically taxes would be used to make it the same to produce in the UK than get it made cheaply abroad and imported to UK, and companies that were not based in the UK for tax purposes would be taxed as if they were. IE no benefit in basing themselves in Guernsey or Luxembourg etc.)
Ie the top 5 things if you were to setup a political party from scratch you think would win you the election.
1) Transition to 25% of tax being based on wealth rather than income
2) Nationalisation of key economic and social welfare services. (Eg trains, utilities, phone infrastructure etc)
3) Massive housebuilding spree to bring down house prices, including compulsory land purchase of landbanks not used within 24 months of election.
4) A much more rigorous immigration system, including those from within EU
5) Taxation of company profits based on residence and value added within the UK
(Notes :
1) Would not declare how it would actually be taxed, you could install a flat tax of £2500 on every house owner for example. People would assume its a tax on the rich but would not actually have to be implemented that way.
2) I say social welfare as I would use the state position to reduce/eliminate the impact of fuel price rises on the most needy (eg pensioners)
3) This would massively boost supply and hence bring down prices, with the aim to make assets cheaper in the UK and hence allow more competative wages to develop vs rest of the world. It would also bring a massive increase in employment building the houses, which would then knock onto retail (fitting out the houses etc) and ultimately the whole economy.
4) Everyone who wasn't born in the UK would have to show they have a needed skill to gain access. They would also not qualify for any welfare until they had contributed themselves. It would be very much on a ratio of paid in to maximum paid back out for non UK born.
5) Basically taxes would be used to make it the same to produce in the UK than get it made cheaply abroad and imported to UK, and companies that were not based in the UK for tax purposes would be taxed as if they were. IE no benefit in basing themselves in Guernsey or Luxembourg etc.)
