The fact the UK government spent the pension fund sums up the independence argument.
There should be a simple test before people are allowed online, but unfortunately,this does not exist.
Now, this is where you say something that you think is pure dead clever, I ignore it for bring so stupid it's not worth the effort to reply,and you get all smug thinking you won.
Of course Scotland wouldn't be able to pay pensions from the income received through taxation and NI contributions of the currently working and contributing population.
Everything we get comes from England you know, we contribute nothing and without Wastemonster we'd never be able to manage our own finances. We're just children holding on to mummy's apron strings after all.
The fact that we contribute to the UK treasury and simply receive back our proportional share is lost on the blinkered unionists, you're wasting your time because all that'll happen is one of the two muppets on here - the troll or Islay - will stamp their feet and shout Barnett Formula at you.
Oh and take my advice, ignore the troll and it stops targeting you.
Last edited by Deeranged; 17-10-2020 at 01:01 PM.
I'd also throw in the Scottish Govt were offered the chance to take on more social security benefits but **** themselves as they are so costly.
They were supposed to takeover PIP and ESA.....they haven't.
That can be addressed. Controlled immigration and keeping the taxation in Scotland from items such as whisky which is manufactured in Scotland and often gets exported from English ports. If I remember correctly it was one of the arguments used to say Scotland could never afford independence, our major export is currently exported from and taxed in England and the gullible bought it. But of course they omitted to mention that it's currently taxed at the UK border and if independent it would be taxed at the Scottish border.