How would you help George Osborne distribute the cuts in spending?

ILW

fc123 wrote: »

I've never worked out why they haven't done that..but there must be an argument against it. Is it only legal in Amsterdam?
Thailand still illegal....so I guess no tax.

I can't link as I can't remember which paper but there is a pilot scheme somewhere that is giving heroin free and crime in the area is massively down...shoplifting, robbery etc.

Maybe with the sex industry it's because the prices would have to go up. By the time the workers have allowed for VAT, tax and NI on their income.......prices would have to rise.

A better solution would be to spike the drug supply with something nasty. Would solve the problem overnight. Harsh but cost effective.

doire_2

ash28 wrote: »

The public will be asked how to distribute "once in a generation" public spending cuts as George Osborne sets out plans to tackle Britain's record budget deficit.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/7810091/George-Osborne-to-ask-public-how-to-distribute-cuts.html

Is it genuine or just spin?

When the cuts bite will it be, well this is what you asked for?

Asking the public? It seems to me this coalition has no balls and their messing about is making the problem even worse.

mbga9pgf

doire wrote: »

Asking the public? It seems to me this coalition has no balls and their messing about is making the problem even worse.

More balls than the last shower of cOnts that were in power.

ILW

mbga9pgf wrote: »

More balls than the last shower of cOnts that were in power.

Gordon knew best, any one that disagreed with him was either a bigot or an idiot.

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

I've never worked out why they haven't done that..but there must be an argument against it. Is it only legal in Amsterdam?
Thailand still illegal....so I guess no tax.

I can't link as I can't remember which paper but there is a pilot scheme somewhere that is giving heroin free and crime in the area is massively down...shoplifting, robbery etc.

Maybe with the sex industry it's because the prices would have to go up. By the time the workers have allowed for VAT, tax and NI on their income.......prices would have to rise.

OK, one reason is not because of the policing of the drugs, but that high value drugs sales are often operated in tandem with frauds and laundering, et al. Its not the street crime/partaking that is the hugest problem. While legalising might solve some of the problem, differentiated what's acceptable'' and what's not would be no mean feat....potentially upping the more expensive type of investigating policing.

As regards free...having lived somewhere where street use of hard drgs is practically endemic and a blind eye is turned..or was then, dunno, not ben there for over 20 years...there is a whole different level of weird when its not cigarettes your 10 year old classmates are nipping out for a break time... considering the horror with which we view turkey twizzlers and smoking its worth remembering some parents need fewer weapons than already exist with which to harm their children.

kabayiri

I'd do Mr Osbourne a deal.

I'll accept every pound of cuts, if for that pound he shuts off an equivalent pound going to some rich person's pocket via a tax haven.

I'm !!!!!!! sick of reading about things like the Fayeds trust routing money through BVI or some other island flying a British flag.

lostinrates

kabayiri wrote: »

Fayed.

Maybe worth concentrating on British tax avoiders? we rejected Fayed's attempts to become British...so I can see why he'd feel pretty guilt free t avoiding paying tax!

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

Maybe worth concentrating on British tax avoiders? we rejected Fayed's attempts to become British...so I can see why he'd feel pretty guilt free t avoiding paying tax!

...rumours abound as to why. Arms dealing was one rumour wasn't it?
I don't have any ''inside'' info at all..,...as if .......but the UK Govt just wouldn't give in to his request. Why?
I respect his feelings on Dodi and Diana as it was tragic but, later on, he did come over a bit 'angsty' and 'OCD' about it all with all the conspiracy theories.

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

...rumours abound as to why. Arms dealing was one rumour wasn't it?
I don't have any ''inside'' info at all..,...as if .......but the UK Govt just wouldn't give in to his request. Why?
I respect his feelings on Dodi and Diana as it was tragic but, later on, he did come over a bit 'angsty' and 'OCD' about it all with all the conspiracy theories.

Car crash came afterwards IIRC. Arms dealing most certainly was one of the rumours.

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

Car crash came afterwards IIRC. Arms dealing most certainly was one of the rumours.

....that's what I heard too. Didn't he just suddenly come into a huge amount of £££ and wanted to buy a shop?

Others at the 'top' of the High St had similar rumours going about too.