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Post by blackadder on May 28, 2009 12:00:34 GMT
I was just wondering if anyone thinks this is a new chance for the politicians to create new hidden treats that we won't hear about for another long period.
I would be a local MP but I think there would be too much paperwork.
As a new MP I would prefer Chris Eubank, Gene Hunt or BLUR a member.
What do you think?
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Post by blackadder on Jun 2, 2009 12:36:10 GMT
Also, I wouldn't like the idea of local mp's getting more individual power for their areas as they could dictate certain terms etc.
I don't know if this relates but the police should also reform some of it's actions.
E,G, a person let off a ticket in one area driving home gets booked by another police officer in another district etc. Should have tickets for this type of thing and other things associated.
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Post by Mr. Jon Donnis on Jun 3, 2009 8:51:15 GMT
I think each county should have a proper Mayor etc, almost like a mini USA, maybe a governor etc.
Get the counties to compete with each other to up the standard of life, and job prospects.
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Post by The Legendary Barb on Jun 3, 2009 10:46:55 GMT
Sounds O K to me.A little bit of oneupmanship should get those elected people going ,possibly/ hopefully in the right direction. Appears to work in some American states more than others.  |
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Post by blackadder on Jun 3, 2009 16:18:13 GMT
They would probably have a show for us and be friendly backhanding eachother behind the scenes like american state mayors etc. Some anyway.
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Post by blackadder on Jun 3, 2009 17:32:04 GMT
I think they should implement a national maximum wage for all, faze it in some how. E,G, £75 -
85,000.
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Post by mrjohnno on Jun 3, 2009 18:03:10 GMT
How about we burden the willing with the unwilling?
The harder you try, the less you get... Just to even it up... The less you try, the more you get.
Would this work in the long term I wonder?
Johnno
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Post by blackadder on Jun 3, 2009 21:21:58 GMT
A bit of a ridiculous snipe but I see your angle.
There should also be drastic changes to the unemployment benefit system as I can see a few flaws in it that are obvious.
People who are single should not be allowed to be charged more than a certain amount eg £40 a week by law for rent if they are living at home except for special circumstances.
They should also be given less benefits if they live at home and do not have children. This is because the minimum benefit at present for a 25 year old living at home is £89 a week.
If they have this living at home they have money to waste on, clothes, beer and clubbing every week etc. I know.
Also other related changes should be implemented.
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Post by thecube on Jun 3, 2009 21:35:37 GMT
Maximum wages?
Madness, can you not imagine the exodus of companies and people?
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Post by blackadder on Jun 3, 2009 21:58:09 GMT
good, it means new business's can grow that are british for one, and massive companies they don't do much when they close down and make thousands un-employed rather than hundreds etc. Do you see many large british companies, not many.
You can still import like we used to.
you mean rich people, and illegal immigrants that can't get any work because the jobs are gone because british people could survive on less wages due to the lowering etc.
Whatever the goverment changes people always pick something to complain about, you have to weigh up the pro's and con's.
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Post by thecube on Jun 4, 2009 7:37:37 GMT
Blackadder, you're weighing up some very unrealistic pros and totally ignoring the cons.
What about the loss in tax income from the rich? The loss in tax income from British based companies?
You assume the cost of living would lower following these grand reforms, but what about the global scale? Even if these new British companies you talk about did do well, they'd be bought out by foreign intrests due to a weak pound.
Also, if the cost of living did lower you would have the formerly highly paid British flying in from America or Europe (where they'd have moved to to continue getting paid what they feel they're worth) and buying everything up.
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Post by blackadder on Jun 4, 2009 12:19:39 GMT
I'm not saying do it in a year, I'm saying faze it in over 8 or so years which would make it easier. Also, a lot of company directors choose to earn less than £85,000 as a wage and put the rest into the company projects and staff etc.
The tax on large companies is big but when you f*ck up the country by having companies like corus shut down british tin and steel to do it in holland it causes devastation in un-employment and the tax recieved does't mean as much then.
A lot of companies would still stay and you will have new british directors who are willing to earn that wage level (younger generation etc). They would stay because the companies will still earn a profit because it's only the employee's that will be affected/directors etc and the tax is not to do with it.
and make rules on the buying of property that would stop them flying in and buying things up, simple. Government staff already buy property up anyway.
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