The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Mrk]

So we can finally put the Gordon Brown ruined the UK economy lie to bed then.

You seem to be mistaking me for George Osborne.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

There's a difference between fairness of circumstance and fairness of treatment. One is luck the other is judgement.

I'm sure that will be great comfort to those who would give their hind teeth for the 'unfairness' of British life.

 

[daylightrobber]

You seem to be mistaking me for George Osborne.

Sorry fella. Thought you were for a while.

 

[Mrk]

Sorry fella. Thought you were for a while.

No worries. I'm nowhere near as talented and/or as successful as Osborne unfortunately.

 

[Tubey]

I'd love a flat tax, yes, that would be the fairest system, and it's abhorrent that the rich have to pay significantly more of their income in taxation than the rest of society.

Not flat tax, no, I said as a proportion of wealth - not individually. Flat tax would only make sense in a communist system where everyone earns the same - you wouldn't advocate that no?

 

[daylightrobber]

No worries. I'm nowhere near as talented and/or as successful as Osborne unfortunately.

Would you like salt, butter or sugar with that sir?

 

[Mrk]

Would you like salt, butter or sugar with that sir?

 

[Clint Planet]

There's a difference between fairness of circumstance and fairness of treatment. One is luck the other is judgement.

Quite. Bruce is always a bit confused on this one. It's surely not that hard to see the rather crucial difference.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Not flat tax, no, I said as a proportion of wealth - not individually. Flat tax would only make sense in a communist system where everyone earns the same - you wouldn't advocate that no?

A flat tax requires everyone same the same proportion of their income. In Estonia for instance, every citizen pays 23% of their income.

 

[daylightrobber]

Quite. Bruce is always a bit confused on this one. It's surely not that hard to see the rather crucial difference.

Exactly. In fact, because you can't change one you should probably work harder to change the other no?

 

[Tubey]

A flat tax requires everyone same the same proportion of their income. In Estonia for instance, every citizen pays 23% of their income.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/16/british-public-wrong-rich-poor-tax-research

The poorest 10% of households pay eight percentage points more of their income in all taxes than the richest – 43% compared to 35%.

 

[The Esk]

No worries. I'm nowhere near as talented and/or as successful as Osborne unfortunately.

You may or may not be as successful but I think you are equal on the talent stakes lol

 

[Mrk]

You may or may not be as successful but I think you are equal on the talent stakes lol

What a nice thing to say. I hope you too will one day be as talented!

 

[Clint Planet]

I'd love a flat tax, yes, that would be the fairest system, and it's abhorrent that the rich have to pay significantly more of their income in taxation than the rest of society.

"Fair"? "Abhorrent"?

Interesting how you're suddenly so keen to express your views so passionately.

 

[daylightrobber]

No worries. I'm nowhere near as talented and/or as successful as Osborne unfortunately.

Actually, I am very sorry to hear that. Must suck to have no talent whatsoever. In regards to success, it must be very difficult to compete with The Bulligdon blert. You do know he's had it handed to him on a plate.