O/T General Election called for on 4th July

[UlleyMiller]

I think you'll find many of the Post Masters he's been fighting for in the Horizon scandal would most likely disagree with you on that.

Many people who have read the Beano will disagree too. Not even a kids comic wants to have its name linked with that lying little turd.

[millersrus]

Very strong entry for random post of the year.

Is it the Romanians making potholes and not fixing them.making people wait for NHS treatment and creating ridiculous class sizes? Have they made a significant contribution to excessive class sizes?

Re class sizes, erm yes. My mates daughter quit her teaching job after the mass influx of Romanians. Class full of Feral kids was a nightmare. Left and went overseas to teach, not returned.

[Eternal Optimist]

...that lying little turd.

Forgive me, but where has he been proven to have lied?

[Redshank]

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You could argue why should the super rich be the ones to solve inequality anyway ? , isn't that the government's job , the last time I checked it wasn't a crime to be super rich , it's not a crime to avoid tax either .....

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I never said it was a crime to be rich, it's not, but the fact remains that unless inequality is properly addressed, things will get worse. End of story.

Tax avoidance? That's difficult to defend when millionaire/billionaire politicians legislate to make tax avoidance easier for the uber rich i.e. themselves!

Here's the deal... Sunak (for example) is worth ~£800m. He can generate £24m per year minimum by not doing much with his wealth (It will be more than that - I read somewhere recently that his wealth increased ~£122m over the last year). What does he do with that £24m?...buys more assets. Result, snowball effect with more assets being gobbled up. Demand for assets increase = price for assets increase.

This is happening on a grand scale. Imagine how many "new assets" a multi billionaire can grab hold of each year. We're seeing the effects with increased property prices, runaway leasehold charges, increased rents, increased food prices, runaway energy prices, runaway profits for global corps, inflation, government unable to properly fund public services (so they print more money which effectively goes straight to the rich and devalues the quid in our pocket) etc. etc.

The idea of a wealth tax is gaining traction despite our politicians ignoring it.

https://millionairesforhumanity.org/

Are you uber rich animal? You seem keen to defend them despite all this.

[UlleyMiller]

Forgive me, but where has he been proven to have lied?

In court (at the very least), per High Court Judge Brian Rawlings.

[Back of the net]

I never said it was a crime to be rich, it's not, but the fact remains that unless inequality is properly addressed, things will get worse. End of story.

Tax avoidance? That's difficult to defend when millionaire/billionaire politicians legislate to make tax avoidance easier for the uber rich i.e. themselves!

Here's the deal... Sunak (for example) is worth ~£800m. He can generate £24m per year minimum by not doing much with his wealth (It will be more than that - I read somewhere recently that his wealth increased ~£122m over the last year). What does he do with that £24m?...buys more assets. Result, snowball effect with more assets being gobbled up. Demand for assets increase = price for assets increase.

This is happening on a grand scale. Imagine how many "new assets" a multi billionaire can grab hold of each year. We're seeing the effects with increased property prices, runaway leasehold charges, increased rents, increased food prices, runaway energy prices, runaway profits for global corps, inflation, government unable to properly fund public services (so they print more money which effectively goes straight to the rich and devalues the quid in our pocket) etc. etc.

The idea of a wealth tax is gaining traction despite our politicians ignoring it.

https://millionairesforhumanity.org/

Are you uber rich animal? You seem keen to defend them despite all this.

Why should anyone who has done well for themselves have to give that income away ?
Why should they be penalised?

[Eternal Optimist]

In court (at the very least), per High Court Judge Brian Rawlings.

I'd missed that - thanks.

Although it appears there may be more to come from this case as the dispute is ongoing.

[Redshank]

why should anyone who has done well for themselves have to give that income away ?
Why should they be penalised?

whooooosh!

[Back of the net]

whooooosh!

So no reason apart from your political beliefs?
That’s ok if that’s the case but it is a typical left response which actually means Ermm well Ermm oh your right wing 🤣🤣

By the way I’m not in any way sticking up for the tories. They are not worth a vote.
How much is Starmer worth or Blair or Corbin.
Champagne Socialists 👍🏻

[howdydoo]

Why should anyone who has done well for themselves have to give that income away ?
Why should they be penalised?

I think the super rich ie. the aristocracy haven't so much done well for themselves but have inherited their wealth. They do need targeting.

As for working people who have banked a few million or few £10's of millions. They certainly shouldn't be targeted. Most of them are not avoiding tax and are paying a fortune as it is. Good luck to them.

It's the filthy rich who are and they're the one's laughing at everyone.