50 word Moneyfesto - Small changes for a big difference 2013

Bahhumbug

... for those who have a genuine need for it. It should be up to THEM to make decisions concerning THEIR lives.

Currently, society has taken the decision away from them.

If it happens to me, I don't want 53 million people I've never met collectively deciding "what's best for me"...

ronangel

bernibub wrote: »

Convict's in jail for MURDER GBH ABH etc. Put them in the army train them up then send them off to Iraq this would save money keeping them walled up all day and it may even give them an interest in life while cutting cost's.

I would not want to be the officer in charge of them in action abroad. Being forced to go through training against their will and shipped of to somewhere to fight someone they knew nothing or cared about.First chance probably shoot oficers in the back in battle and go over to the other side to fight against the country that treated them in this way.Not a good idea on second thoughts...:(

teamwork

The most productive type of lending are business loans as they help create jobs and grow the economy. Therefore in order to encourage banks to lend to business, all profits they make from these loans should be tax-free. At the moment, we have a warped system where non-productive home loans are preferred by banks as they can always repossess the house if the borrower defaults.

teamwork

Castration Drugs should be available over the counter without prescription so that potential sex offenders can buy them with minimum effort and embarrasment in order to prevent themselves from committing sex offences.

carrmia

Stop immigration & free NHS 4 immigrants country cannot afford it. As things R people come in & get more in benefits than some1 who has worked,as do the unemployed people who've never worked should work 3 dys a week in gov job,making services better 2 get benefits

fed_up_parker

Car parking charges should be exactly what they state on the Pay and Display machines. I am really fed up with having to pay much more than the true cost because "they do not give change". This is daylight robbery and should not be allowed. If they cannot give change then they should install a change machine next to the pay machine.

ronangel

Fairy-Home wrote: »

With the reduction in police on the road/street, introduce a scheme whereby members of the public are rewarded upon a successful prosecution based on their submitted video evidence. The reward could be added to the offenders penalty, so at no cost to the taxpayer. Just about every day I video people on their mobile phone, driving carelessly, exceeding the speed limit etc. whilst driving. If everyone knew that, at any time, anyone could be filming their activity which could result in prosecution, then our roads and streets would be much safer. :shhh:

Another not thought through idea… The solicitor of the person filmed will insist quite rightly and correctly that you identify his client as the driver at the time of the offence in open court so that person can reply to your accusation.
This will also identify you to him, and his friends in the public gallery. This is the reason why traffic offences are left to the police and street cameras. If the person filmed by you had committed a murder or other serious offence the judge in the high court may make an order protecting your identity from being revealed but not in a magistrates court for a traffic offence.

Rufus20

Copy the Australian benefits system and only allow benefit money to be put on a special card. This card can not be used to get cash out or buy alcohol, cigarettes and obviously drug dealers won't be able to accept it! Stop benefit money being wasted!

Rufus20

Stop giving foreign aid to countries that don't need it or don't use it to actually help the poor! Like India! We give them millions and yet it does nothing to help the poor! Australia uses its foreign aid budget to pay for illegal immigrant care until they can be deported or allowed citizenship. They are foreigners after all and why should benefit money be spent on them instead of actual citizens who need it and pay taxes?

Silversnowflake

Payments can be almost instantl over the internet yet many banks take up to 5 (eg Barclays) working days to clear cheques, even within their own branch, claiming 'fraud' is the reason. In this electronic day and age, we should be able to have access to OUR money more quickly.