Doon frae Troon
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I see the chancellor is robbing the poor to give to the rich again.
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Craigg
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I think you'll find he's rewarding those that can be bothered bettering themselves.
Foxholer
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No he's not!
He's robbing from the poor to keep for himself! - so more like the Sheriff!
SocketRocket
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He's rewarding people that work, increasing wages for low paid and letting people keep more of their own money. He has to lower the deficit to stop us becoming a basket case like Greece and reducing the bloated welfare bill and public sector spending is the right way to do it IMO.
Iv'e always thought inheritance tax disgraceful. People have already been taxed on their earnings and just about anything else they do, inheritance tax is IMO robbing the dead.
Iv'e always thought inheritance tax disgraceful. People have already been taxed on their earnings and just about anything else they do, inheritance tax is IMO robbing the dead.
MarkE
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Seemed a very fair budget to me. At last a bit of sanity where managing the countries finances are concerned. Everybody has had to endure cutbacks, he's not picked on any group more than others. Only negative to me was Ian Duncan Smith getting over excited and acting like a Osbourne groupie.
Beezerk
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By poor, do you mean the career unemployed?
MegaSteve
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Foxholer
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Absolutely agree with the sentiment of both paragraphs!
Just a couple of points.
UK's Debt compared to GDP is nowhere near the level of Greece, though it's above the level set by EU - as are most of the EU since the 2008 crash.
Inheritance Tax is actually a tax on (robbing) the living (the beneficiaries). It's Estate Duty/Tax that is the tax on (robbing) the dead!
Of course, the other way of reducing the deficit is to promote greater output, but that's a harder thing to manage. Simply having the GDP increase as currently will also reduce the value of the metric he's using, so another cunning use of stats by a Chancellor!
MegaSteve
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Doon frae Troon
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I do not.
bluewolf
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Absolutely agree with this...
With regards to the OP, without getting into the discussion regarding the welfare state (I really can't be bothered anymore), I was relatively happy with the decision to advance the "Living wage" agenda. For far too long we've accepted a system whereby wage have not reflected living costs, and this shortfall has been paid out via Tax Credits. Welfare for the Working Person should not be necessary. Put the onus back onto the Employers to pay a decent wage..
Doon frae Troon
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But those employers forced to pay the minimum wage [it is certainly not a living wage] will simply trim their workforce and close down under performing businesses.
This will ensure remaining staff have to take on greater responsibility and work harder.
Thus creating unhappy workers and greater unemployment. Oh.. and putting the cost of welfare and health well being up again.
bluewolf
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That's the standard cry from modern business leaders every time someone dares to ask them to do anything that costs..
SocketRocket
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They cant win with you. So from what you said here you would prefer Employers to pay low wages 
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Snelly
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Thought the budget was excellent. At last starting to undo some of Gordon Brown's terrible damage.
Work hard and you can keep more of your money.
Work hard and you can keep more of your money.
Rooter
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That was pretty much my summary too. pretty fair all round,
Doon frae Troon
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You seem to have forgotten the tax credit losses of up to £1000 that some 'hard working families' have just lost.
Thus sending many more families into poverty and food banks to solve a problem that was causes by a handful of greedy bankers.
Old Skier
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Hopefully this will make businesses pay a proper wage rather than getting the tax payer to subsidise them and at last something that makes people responsible for then amount of children they have.
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c1973
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Agreed, if you must have a dose of weans then bloody well pay for them yourself!
Not sure about the budget, I haven't had a proper look at it yet, but it's refreshing to see a living wage (higher than that promised by other parties btw) going up. I'd like to see it higher, but it's a start.
As for the welfare...... I don't like the fact under 25s will suffer (no living wage etc) while pensioners who are, let's face it, more of a financial burden on the welfare state still get their free telly licence, free buses, inflation linked pensions, heating allowance etc whether they actually need it or not. No problem with those that do need it though.
Perhaps the young uns need to make their voice heard to avoid constantly getting shafted?
