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Not a bad start to the week.

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Good or bad depends on your perspective. It was actually a good idea for the economy, but he's had to realise the plebs won't have it due to their blinkered, lack of understanding of economics. Unfortunately, in politics, making the right decision isn't as important as making the popular decision. He had two choices, educate a massive chunk of the population, or give in and think of something less difficult for the masses to understand.

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It was actually a good idea for the economy,

 

Good idea in your opinion if you believe in trickle down & its is  not a view that is shared by all economists.

 

 

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Good idea in your opinion if you believe in trickle down & its is  not a view that is shared by all economists.

 

 

Trickle down has been disproved in numerous studies. That's not the only reason to encourage high earners to want to be UK tax payers though. 

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Are people just becoming so lazy, feckless, spoilt, and self-centred in general that they are becoming ungovernable?

Bloody hell mate, that's some question for a Monday morning. 

 

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