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Originally Posted by freezin
Does anyone think that the Tories refusal to cut taxes if in power, after 9 years of Labour tax rises, is right? They have even said tax rises are not inconceivable. Osborne is Shadow Chancellor, and it's a more important issue than the silliness over the autism comments!
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Yes for the following reasons.
1 - You cant decide economic policy years before knowing what state the economy will be in.
2 - The tories have been promising tax cuts for the last 3 elections and it didnt win them the election.
3 - The proposed cuts are on income tax and corporate tax in other words to benefit the richest people the most, proper cuts would be reducing it where labour raised it.
If the economy in 4 years was in the same state as it is now I would propose something like this.
Raise the tax threshold for not paying income tax at all to benefit lower earners.
Raise the top rate of income tax to tax those more who can afford it and close the gap between rich and poor.
Raise the inheritance tax threshold so doesnt affect so many people but also raise the rate to make up for the shortfall, again passing the burden onto the richest people.
Replace council tax with local income tax.
Stop the mass privatisation which always leads to short term gains and long term problems.
Hand over power back to local councils from central government.
Do a corporate tax hit on wholesale electricity/gas providers or give them an alternative of reducing prices.
Give help to low income people on electricity/gas bills.
Pay for this by taxing the fuel suppliers that raise prices above inflation.
Benefits shouldnt be cut because their are some scroungers since their are people who have no choice and need these to survive but as someone else suggested lower paid jobs can be made more worthwhile motivating people to work and the beenfits system can be changed to allow ill people to try working without been penalised so much.