JonnyF

Oh my mistake, I got the 7 and the 9 the wrong way around. So sorry ???? Yes, Biden taking taxes from poor working class people to re-distribute to wealthy, Democrat voting graduates is part of the topic. Leftists making the poor poorer and the rich richer and buying votes in the process. Care to justify it?

Whataboutery at it's finest. I'd have thought Biden would have matured by the age of 97, but it would appear not. I just feel sorry for the poor, working class in the US, seeing their taxes used by the Dems to buy votes from wealthy graduates on 6 figure salaries. I guess your socialist principles are "flexible" when it comes to buying votes to keep the lefties in power. Take from the poor and give to the rich. How kind. How socialist. Way to go - addressing inequality, "Progressive" style.

Yeah I'm sure those waitresses and cleaners earning minimum wage are thrilled that their tax dollars are paying off the debt of graduate couples earning 240,000 USD a year. But then, who is more likely to vote Democrat? I'd suggest the graduates that have been through the left leaning University system. Yes' let's give money to wealthy, young Democrat voters at the expense of the struggling working class. This is an ill thought out bribe for votes in November, and it's not even very subtle. Even a lot of Dems are disagreeing with it. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/embattled-us-democrats-riled-over-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-2022-08-25/ The Dems are going full on banana republic. First raiding the homes of political rivals, now bribing voters. How terribly 'progressive'.

Ardern is ruining the place with her Woke politics and "single source of truth" nonsense. Couldn't pay me to live there. Australia is going the same way unfortunately. I'm more than happy here in Thailand.

The evidence you quoted (from 1980's America) to disprove the theory is inadequate.

37 Billion was the budget, not the amount spent.

Truss is a conservative. It is unrealistic for you to expect her to adopt some irresponsible lefty socialist 'tax and spend' policy to give 'free' money (collected from hardworking successful people) to any dosser on benefits who claims they need it. If you want that type of government, you must start praying Labour can get their act together, ditch the likes of Abbott and Rayner and make themselves electable again.

Correct.

No - your summary was the last sentence and completely inaccurate based on what was quoted in the rest of your post. Truss has a limited pot of money. She can't just magic it out of nowhere like some kind of Labour manifesto.

If the only thing affecting investment and productivity growth during that decade was the corporation tax rate, that might be conclusive. Of course, there are many factors at play. It is also possible that investment and productivity would have been much worse had the corporation tax not been cut.

With the greatest respect, this thread is about Truss and the UK leadership race. Not Reagan, Bush etc. The US in the 80's and the UK in 2022 are 2 different beasts.

It's too simplistic to blame it all on underfunding. Also it is completely partisan to suggest these issues were not present while Blair was in power - imagine if Blair had spent those billions investing in UK services instead of using it to murder people during his illegal war in the middle east. The NHS and it's funds are chronically mismanaged. The Police are doing the macarena at LGBT marches while people are being knifed around the corner, or busy arresting people for 'non crime hate incidents' or offensive tweets. Many people on social benefits are frauds who are perfectly capable of working. Just a few examples.

Your summary of his comments is inaccurate. What he is actually saying is correct. There is not enough money in the pot for everyone to get unlimited funds. People like me warned about the long term damage of lockdowns and now people like you are seeing it for yourself.

I support low tax across the board. Low tax for low/average earners encourages spending and drives the economy. Low tax for corporations encourages investment within the country, re-investment of profits into businesses and increased job creation/lower unemployment.

Because tax cuts boost the economy by putting more money into circulation. I'm guessing you favour the big state, borrow, tax and spend model so loved by the left and Corbynistas.

An accurate description. "Risible" would have also been quite fitting.

Actually he is saying it is a good idea but that the NHS needs more money as well. Unfortunately, the cost of lockdown crisis means there are not unlimited funds to be thrown around. This is a Conservative government, they cannot continue to spend and spend like some frivolous 2 bit Labour government. We need responsible fiscal policies to get out of the mess that lockdown has created.

Yes, no doubt more promises/handouts will be strategically timed to the required demographic to try to win the next election as well.

This is essentially just a cash bribe (in disguise) to potential/future voters. Not unlike the type of promises/handouts you see in third world countries. Yingluck's free tablet for kids scheme comes to mind. Or the x,xxx Baht to every village. This money could have been used to help the poorest in society who didn't even finish high school. Homeless veterans. People dying of cancer who cannot afford health insurance. Not for writing off legitimate debts of graduate couples earning over 200,000 dollars per year.

Nobody has a problem with ambitious women. People do have a problem with lying narcissists though.

My comment was a parody of how the Thai government/police/media tend to portray these type of incidents. I thought that was obvious to most people.

This is huge!! Who is next in line? The Watchman? Blockhead? Or will Uncle Tu rise like a Phoenix from the flames. Either way, I'm sure there will be dramatic change to the inequality and corruption in Thailand. ????

That's correct, this thread is about the party in power. Those that win elections. Not the losers or the also rans. However, my point stands. All parties have the same system, your constant complaints that only Tory members can elect a Tory leader are moot when all parties are the same. Stop whinging about it and implying it's some evil, underhanded Tory policy when they're all the same. The only difference is, Labour don't have a PM to resign and be re-elected by the members because they can't win elections.

Pretty much the same way Labour elects their leaders. If Labour ever wins another general election (highly unlikely with Abbott, Starmer, Lammy et al. ????) and their 'leader' resigns, I will not be able to have a say in the new 'leader' as I am not a member of the Labour party or an affiliated trade union. That's the way the system works. Maybe time to get over it, you keep posting the same thing ????, we all know it's not a general election where everyone can vote.

55 yeah I was kidding. On a more serious note, have you considered one of these electric bikes? I have one, it folds up to go in the boot of a car and does around 25 km/h. Safer than an escooter IMO. Handy for quick trips to the 711 when I can't be bothered to get the motorbike out, or if I go somewhere like the Rayong beaches for a weekend in the car and fancy exploring the local area a bit by bike.