supermarius85.bsky.social
Just an opinionated idiot.
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The difference between the US and China is becoming smaller and smaller. Chairman Trump is slowly making sure of that. 🤦♂️
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Took waaaay too long.
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A day out in Brighton is more expensive than a day out in most Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Portuguese, and many other places abroad (including flight). People can't afford domestic tourism especially during school holidays. Also train tickets and parking are more expensive than plane tickets.
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How about a Universal Profit Tax focusing on corporate profit, investment gains, real estate profit, banking and fin. trade, luxury goods, gambling and crypto. In general, all forms of profit. Maybe residency based taxation coupled with a wealth exit tax ... and so much more the government could do
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It's time to nationalise utilities and public transport! The wealthy have squeezed us for far too long. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social should reduce inequality and not exacerbate it. Tax Wealth Not Work! ✊
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Yeah, it's time to do the right thing for the future and rejoin the EU. Pretty much everyone except for the odd racist/xenophob has realised this.
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Utilities and public transport should be owned by the people! Stop the wealthy from squeezing us. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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I didn't know who this person was until now but I imagine this is what AI would come up with if you type in "Tory". From what I understand, she's after a coat made out of Cockapoos!? 🤔
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What this guy said. 👆
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True, the class system was and is still used as a tool to divide and conquer the 99% of the people. This comment section is an example of how people are focusing on the use of "working people" not realising that except for the 1% we are all working people.
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Nah, you misunderstood. Public transport is for working people (where they belong). The middle and upper class couldn't possibly take public transport. It's just another way in which British classism manifests. Public traffic should be for everyone and owned by us, the public.
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Every step Labour does, no matter how positive, will be tainted by the fact they chose to cut welfare before taxing the wealthy. Until inequality is addressed Labour is not for the people. Tax the Rich!
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Yeah, because those are our only two options .... 🙄
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Or in the place the heart should be I guess. Otherwise they would do it anonymously.
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I don't disagree with that. Some billionaires choose charity to maintain or launder their reputation others choose marketing and reputation management companies. I guess one is better than the other when you don't look into it too much.
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What if .... The monarchy is part of the greedy billionaire lot? 😰 Maybe someone will finally figure out where all their wealth and power are coming from. One can only hope.
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Well, being part of the monarchy is a privilege not a disability. Apparently, the government thinks it's a great idea to slash welfare for disability but not for obscenely rich privileged toffs. 🙄
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The UK left the European Union for this. 🤦♂️ With a friend like this, who needs enemies?
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The question is, Who will benefit from this growth? I suspect it will be the wealthy. Address inequality and Tax the Rich!
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This will only increase inequality. I can already see families having to sell property or assets they inherited or worked hard for in order to downsize. Most assets will be picked up by the rich who are largely unaffected by austerity. Labour is not listening to the people who vote for them.
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Great news! Now tax the rich!
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True, but ownership should be the goal. I don't understand why the government doesn't take inspiration from relatively successful large scale housing schemes like Vienna’s Social Housing Model, Germany’s Affordable Housing Partnerships or Singapore’s Housing & Development Board.
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It's definitely a good idea. A moderating voice should always be considered when thinking about radical ideas. But we shouldn't be stopped by consideration for people who don't seem to care about anyone else but themselves
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And, how about taxing empty second homes. Lets say ... 10%of their value yearly. And if you are buying a home as an investment opportunity (BlackRock and such) you pay 10% annually. Adequate housing is a human right not an opportunity for the rich to get richer.
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How about we do this. Introducing another band in the marginal tax rate lets say 5 million pounds per year. And tax everything over that at 90%. Can anyone argue that they need more than 5 million a year to live in luxury?
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You can only cut so much until you get cut back. The uber rich should remember 18th century France. They think that putting career politicians as a buffer between the people and them will work but people are waking up. Tax the rich!
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In other words, money speaks louder than protests and votes and we know it. Until something like 1789 happens
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Well, that's the insidious "beauty" of our current system. Protesting comes with risks and costs that most ordinary people can't afford. As a result we think that voting as a form of protest is the only available alternative. Meanwhile the rich can afford protesting, although they do it by lobbying.
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Not enough. It feels more like a concession to the rich. Meanwhile, even small cuts to the welfare system could severely impact the life of someone who depends on it to survive. I guess that's the nature of inequality.
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It is baffling that Labour's first large initiative is to cut back welfare without significant addressing inequality, taxation for high earners, corporate tax, tax loopholes, capital gains tax, wealth taxation, inheritance tax, VAT adjustments... Feels like a reverse Robin Hood.