• David Cameron pledges tax cut for 30 million people and protection for NHS budget if re-elected
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[QUOTE=The mouse;46130678]You say that as if he did it on purpose. The nature of economics means that the poor and vulnerable are always the hardest hit no matter what happens after a recession. The Rich always recover first because they never had very far to fall to begin with. Not only this but the vast majority of the British public are doing just fine, certainly better than they were doing 4 years ago.[/QUOTE] The UK is the most unequal country in the western world. Our gap between rich and poor has soared. Meanwhile, the Tories announce a 2 year freeze on benefits. Benefits that have been cut time and time again. 10s of millions of people in this country use the benefits system, and have seen their entitlement reduce over the years The cost of living has risen year on year, while wages remain the same or don't rise in line with inflation. If you think "most people are doing just fine", you need to get your head out of the sand and take a proper look at the country as a whole and not just where you may live
[QUOTE=Bad)-(and;46130735]The UK is the most unequal country in the western world. Our gap between rich and poor has soared. Meanwhile, the Tories announce a 2 year freeze on benefits. Benefits that have been cut time and time again. 10s of millions of people in this country use the benefits system, and have seen their entitlement reduce over the years The cost of living has risen year on year, while wages remain the same or don't rise in line with inflation. If you think "most people are doing just fine", you need to get your head out of the sand and take a proper look at the country as a whole and not just where you may live[/QUOTE] Actually in-terms of Wealth inequality both the US and Portugal are ahead of the UK and if you go by the Gini Index, the UK is far better than many European countries in terms of Income Eqaulity. As I said the widening gap between Rich and Poor is an inevitability after a recession, you can see this trend across the whole world. The whole point of reducing public expenditure and benefits is that you can lower Taxes, meaning that people can spend more of their own money and have less money given to them by the state, although it looks bad when you put it as you did, people aren't any better or worse off as a result. The problem with the statement [QUOTE] you need to get your head out of the sand and take a proper look at the country as a whole and not just where you may live [/QUOTE] is that there is no trend across the country as a whole. Some areas of the country are much harder hit than others and Some areas are better off than others. To simply paint the whole country as if it's suffering and that everything is shit for everyone is just wrong.
[QUOTE=Bad)-(and;46130735]The UK is the most unequal country in the western world[/QUOTE] it's best not to start your argument with stuff that is factually incorrect lol
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[QUOTE=onebit;46123250]Why can't he do it now?[/QUOTE] There's the cynical (but very much grounded in reality) view that introducing it now won't help them get in power for another term, but you have to consider that enacting big policies late in a term runs the risk of having them be scrapped by the next government, thereby wasting everyone's time and money.
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;46131350]There's the cynical (but very much grounded in reality) view that introducing it now won't help them get in power for another term, but you have to consider that enacting big policies late in a term runs the risk of having them be scrapped by the next government, thereby wasting everyone's time and money.[/QUOTE] I think the term you are looking for is "pre-election promise" which is exactly what this is.
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