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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
The 'emergency' budget presents a different approach to a problem and there are actually some very sensible cuts being made but the rise in VAT is something of a mistake, in my opinion.
There should have been a bigger levy on the banks (which is what they were calling for when in opposition) and the benefits system is still open to abuse. Radical reforms are called for rather than simply cuts.
My first action if I ever become Grand Overlord of the Whole Universe would be a nationalised bank, amalgamated with the Post Office, to solve a swathe of problems in one fell swoop.
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The thing with VAT Ken is that everybody pays it and those more well off and spend more pay more. I agree with your on the benefits system, but radical changes can't be done at one stroke of the pen, Hasn't the coalition brought Alan Hutton (former Labour Minister) in to look at what can be don't, which to me is a positive step. I have no problem with those in need getting the help they require, but we all know at least two or three people who are swinging it and have been doing for years, in some cases living on benefits runs through generations, with these people having no intentions of ever working if they can get away with it, unfortunately these instances are far more rife than people realise