Election Year or Fear!

[swaledale]

Ah yes Norway with it's two trillion oil fund who basically saved its surplus north sea oil profits for future generations of the people. If only we had had such foresight rather than spunking it all away. And what have we got to show for it? **** all. Bloody economic disaster

Thatcher used it to fund her war on the miners and others and introduce the ****ed up version of economics we currently practise in the UK.

Yes Norway is an outlier to an extent, but then Sweden and Finland are also good example's of high tax economies.

I'm not claiming that these are perfect, but then is any institution, organisation or indeed personal life where human beings are involved perfect?

[MadAmster]

Thatcher used it to fund her war on the miners and others and introduce the ****ed up version of economics we currently practise in the UK.

Yes Norway is an outlier to an extent, but then Sweden and Finland are also good example's of high tax economies.

I'm not claiming that these are perfect, but then is any institution, organisation or indeed personal life where human beings are involved perfect?

Isn't Finland top of the happiest population polls just about every year?

Does that put paid to the "the rich will leave if we make them pay all the tax they should" argument?

Same argument over here. The right parties over here from right of centre to right to Wilders far right PVV all spout the "the rich will leave" line. I think it's >90% BS. The odd bod will leave but the vast majority will stay and enjoy, after an initial small dip, the increase in income/profits/dividend a fairer tax regime would bring.