Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Gutter Boy]

It's an interesting study in human behaviour this. The left wing and the press have beaten the drum about cuts to public spending for years now, the the point where intelligent people like you believe it and even repeat it.

The truth is, the tax burden is higher in this country than it has ever been since WWII. That money is spent, along with plenty more that we don't have.

More is being spent now on public services than in generations.

The problem is that too many people aren't working and those who are, are not productive enough.

Public spending has gone up, but its generally all being wasted on:
- triple lock pensions, keeping old people very wealthy
- enormous leakage to big pharma, because of NHS over-spending on drugs instead of social prescribing
- pointless missiles rusting in bunkers

 

[robp135]

Of course but as I say words matter, its easy to distinguish between illegal immigrants and migrants, its a case of wanting to or not.

If it’s that easy shouldn’t be difficult to deport them.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Agree with all of this except you want a gentle population increase so that those working pay into the pension funds and tax to fund NHS etc.

Population increase is always a ponzi scheme though. There's no good end point to that path. Just drought, starvation or pestilence as nature takes over the wheel

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

If it’s that easy shouldn’t be difficult to deport them.

Or be kinder to migrants here in good faith working their arses off.......

 

[robp135]

Public spending has gone up, but its generally all being wasted on:
- triple lock pensions, keeping old people very wealthy
- enormous leakage to big pharma, because of NHS over-spending on drugs instead of social prescribing
- pointless missiles rusting in bunkers

My Mum worked for the NHS in an admin roll. She went to her bosses and told them at the end of her contact she was going to retire. They begged her to stay. Got a massive pay bump to work another 2 year contract. Because she even got the the point where she would have retired, she got made redundant and was paid a full years salary and the new rate. So much waste.

 

[LutonSpurs]

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[scaramanga]

Public spending has gone up, but its generally all being wasted on:
- triple lock pensions, keeping old people very wealthy
- enormous leakage to big pharma, because of NHS over-spending on drugs instead of social prescribing
- pointless missiles rusting in bunkers

Healthcare and welfare are the two largest costs by far.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

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Unreal

 

[robp135]

Or be kinder to migrants here in good faith working their arses off.......

Nobody can see this and not think it’s an absolute fudging disaster. But it will be defended. And that’s why Reform will keep winning.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Nobody can see this and not think it’s an absolute fudging disaster. But it will be defended. And that’s why Reform will keep winning.

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What has that got to do with my point about being kind to those here who are working hard?

Seems a really odd response

 

[robp135]

What has that got to do with my point about being kind to those here who are working hard?

Seems a really odd response

Because it’s not realisticly going to happen with those kind of numbers.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Because it’s not realisticly going to happen with those kind of numbers.

People cant be kind to people of other races, even those who are likely British citizens because we have illegal immigrants in the country? That sets a fcuking low bar for humanity and sounds like abit of an excuse for the racists

 

[robp135]

People cant be kind to people of other races, even those who are likely British citizens because we have illegal immigrants in the country? That sets a fcuking low bar for humanity and sounds like abit of an excuse for the racists

You gave a habit putting words in peoples mouths. That’s very clearly not what I said or even close to what I suggested. Try again please.