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Real cuts needed
8:00am Saturday 2nd February 2013 in Letters By Reader's letter
A YEAR ago, I warned readers that Government policy would stall the economy, but not for the reason most politicians suppose.
The problem is not that the Government has cut public spending too much, too soon or on the wrong things. The problems we face are because we have had decades of too much public spending, far more than we can sustain.
Real deep cuts need to be made to revive the economy by growth of the private sector. We have barely scratched the surface of massive deficit spending; we borrowed £8 billion last month.
The Government spends nearly 50 per cent of GDP. This is unsustainable and 20 per cent VAT is crippling the economy, especially retailers.
We must put money back into peoples’ pockets via lower tax.
Before the usual reaction from the bloated public sector, let me show a few ways of doing it.
Immediately stop £25 million per day to “foreign aid”; £38 million per day to the EU; £12 billion per year on fake charities and £40 billion per year on quangos. Cap fatcat public-sector salaries at the town hall.
We do not need to sack nurses, teachers, soldiers or policemen to get our house in order.
Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Comments(11)
Mr Happy
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11:28am Sat 2 Feb 13
CHISSY1
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2:47pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Mr Happy wrote:"Charity begins at home.Not a sick point of view,just fact".
Let the poorest people of the world die. Let the neediest suffer, just so Bloom and his like can have a few extra pounds in there pocket.
What a sick point of view.
Matt_S
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4:48pm Sat 2 Feb 13
CHISSY1 wrote:'Charity begins at home' isn't a fact, it's an opinion.
Mr Happy wrote:"Charity begins at home.Not a sick point of view,just fact".
Let the poorest people of the world die. Let the neediest suffer, just so Bloom and his like can have a few extra pounds in there pocket.
What a sick point of view.
Malcolm
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5:36pm Sat 2 Feb 13
CHISSY1
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6:22pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Matt_S wrote:"Okay,the opinion of millions going back years,look after our own first".
CHISSY1 wrote:'Charity begins at home' isn't a fact, it's an opinion.
Mr Happy wrote:"Charity begins at home.Not a sick point of view,just fact".
Let the poorest people of the world die. Let the neediest suffer, just so Bloom and his like can have a few extra pounds in there pocket.
What a sick point of view.
Mr Happy
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6:35pm Sat 2 Feb 13
CHISSY1 wrote:My opinion and thankfully also that of millions of decent people, is that charity begins with the most needy. I don't care what colour, race or nationality the most needy are, we are all human beings.
Matt_S wrote:"Okay,the opinion of millions going back years,look after our own first".
CHISSY1 wrote:'Charity begins at home' isn't a fact, it's an opinion.
Mr Happy wrote:"Charity begins at home.Not a sick point of view,just fact".
Let the poorest people of the world die. Let the neediest suffer, just so Bloom and his like can have a few extra pounds in there pocket.
What a sick point of view.
CHISSY1
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8:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Mr Happy wrote:"Not all".
CHISSY1 wrote:My opinion and thankfully also that of millions of decent people, is that charity begins with the most needy. I don't care what colour, race or nationality the most needy are, we are all human beings.
Matt_S wrote:"Okay,the opinion of millions going back years,look after our own first".
CHISSY1 wrote:'Charity begins at home' isn't a fact, it's an opinion.
Mr Happy wrote:"Charity begins at home.Not a sick point of view,just fact".
Let the poorest people of the world die. Let the neediest suffer, just so Bloom and his like can have a few extra pounds in there pocket.
What a sick point of view.
Omega Point
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9:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Magicman!
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4:15am Sun 3 Feb 13
In some countries the citizens have realised their leaders are idiots and have rioted against them, with success. History shows that when the proliteriate have nowhere to turn to and no money they will turn against the government... and you will have strength in numbers. When circumstances like that occur then the UK could step in and supply weapons to those revolting against their government - that way when their government is overthrown they'll get somebody competant in from the people who revolted, and they'll recognise we helped them get their position.
Just sending money is like a c.r.ap dad who can't be bothered to buy his kid a present they'll appreciate and use but just gives them £50. doesn't teach the kid anything and the dad has less money.
yorkshirelad
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7:30pm Sun 3 Feb 13
Also, isn't the tiny amount of foreign aid the UK spends generally used tactically to aid development or support emerging democracies..?
Mr Happy says...
11:27am Sat 2 Feb 13
What a sick point of view.