What government spending would you PROTECT? Poll discussion

Former_MSE_Lee
Former_MSE_Lee Posts: 343 Forumite
edited 22 June 2010 at 1:43PM in MoneySaving polls
Poll between 14 - 22 June 2010:

What government spending would you PROTECT?

The Prime Minister and Chancellor have both confirmed that the country will need to face swinging cuts in public spending, with David Cameron announcing they will consult the public for ideas on where pennies and pounds could be saved. Last week we asked what you'd cut, now...

Which of these areas of spending do you most want protected?

A. Defence (military spending - £35bn) - 9% (1107 votes)
B. Education (schools and universities - £32bn) - 20% (2463 votes)
C. Environment (waste and pollution - £5bn) - 3% (410 votes)
D. Health (the NHS £124bn) - 37% (4555 votes)
E. Housing £4bn - 2% (245 votes)
F. Law & Order (police and courts - £15bn) - 8% (998 votes)
G. Overseas aid (money to the developing world – £12bn) - 6% (688 votes)
H. Social Protection (state pension and benefits - £171 bn) - 10% (1275 votes)
I . Transport (roads & railways - £11bn) - 5% (646 votes)

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  • carlw
    carlw Posts: 201 Forumite
    Is there any chance another option is added for none to be protected?
  • Just what I was thinking, I think some should be protected from frontline cuts (such as the NHS) but waste could be cut in all of them.
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  • BLT_2
    BLT_2 Posts: 1,307 Forumite
    I'm still trying to work out why we give 12 billion pounds in aid to overseas when most of them are over here anyway.

    Homeless people on our streets and we devote 3 times as much to foreigners as we do building housing for our own people. Come to think of it the foreigners have most of the housing as well, so make that 16 billion in overseas aid.

    I'm off to vote for the British National Party
  • redux
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    BLT wrote: »
    I'm still trying to work out why we give 12 billion pounds in aid to overseas


    We don't; if that's meant to be an annual figure then MSE has got it wrong
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593
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    redux wrote: »
    We don't; if that's meant to be an annual figure then MSE has got it wrong

    All the figures are from here:

    http://www.wheredoesmymoneygo.org/dashboard/#/uk-bubble-chart/focus=TOTAL&year=2010-11

    If you click into 'Running the country', Overseas economic aid is £12bn for 2010/11

    The site is run by the Open Knowledge Foundation, and has been suported by many MPs

    Hope that helps

    Dan
    Former MSE team member
  • £171bn for benefits and pensions!

    That should be the first to take a cut, get people back out working, or offer them minimum benefits.
  • borkid
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    carlw wrote: »
    Is there any chance another option is added for none to be protected?
    I'd like that option as well. None should be protected, all are very broad and there should be ways of cutting from each option in some way, some options a lot more than others.
  • teamwork
    teamwork Posts: 44
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    Law and order must be protected so we can use the police to restrain the protesters and trade unions when the cuts start to hit people. It also encourages businesses to be entrepreneurial if they know the money they make will be protected from robbers.
  • frogman_2
    frogman_2 Posts: 173 Forumite
    I'm still trying to work out why we give 12 billion pounds in aid to overseas when most of them are over here anyway.

    LOL!

    Has this become the poor man's Daily Mail? I'm guessing BLT lives in Florida...
  • frogman wrote: »
    LOL!

    Has this become the poor man's Daily Mail? I'm guessing BLT lives in Florida...

    what do mean 'become' - Discussion Time's been like that for ages :(
    "And suddenly I find myself listening to a man I've never known before,
    Telling me about the sea..."
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