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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostTrue since the last depression.Though Brexit will make it worse.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View PostIt can get worse?
Quite a few Breciters want a return to Victorian times. Britain ruled most of the earth yet most of its citizens lived in abject poverty.
MPs with their vastly inflated salaries(since 1996) just don't care.Comment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostTerminal illness?I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by BR14 View PostIt can get worse?Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostLook at the USA. There are rich, middle and poor. And an underclass.
And that’s with the current regulations and worker protections that we have.
We’re not Brexiting to increase the protections to the vulnerable.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View PostIt can get worse?Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostLook at the USA. There are rich, middle and poor. And an underclass.
Quite a few Breciters want a return to Victorian times. Britain ruled most of the earth yet most of its citizens lived in abject poverty.
MPs with their vastly inflated salaries(since 1996) just don't care.Originally posted by meridian View PostThe U.K. already has an underclass. Look at the increase in homeless, in use of food banks, in zero-hours contracts, in the “just about managing”s, in issues with Universal Credit. Austerity has hit the people that were least able to cope.
And that’s with the current regulations and worker protections that we have.
We’re not Brexiting to increase the protections to the vulnerable.
oh, wellComment
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But looking on the bright side The Tory Scum have done a fine job of fecking up you Tax Avoiders, far better than Dim Dawn ever did.
Vote Tory for A Better Deal for the 1%ers.
The rest of us can go hang.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostBut looking on the bright side The Tory Scum have done a fine job of fecking up you Tax Avoiders, far better than Dim Dawn ever did.
Vote Tory for A Better Deal for the 1%ers.
The rest of us can go hang.
When I first started as a contractor, I had a limited company because that was the only way that agencies would deal with me, not because of any tax incentives.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View PostIt can get worse?
After 1937 markets took 17 years to recover their previous highs. The roaring twenties pumped assets to stupid levels just like where we are now.
However, if you're without debts and have a hoard of cash, well then smile cause you're about to pick up some bargains."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostTo be brutally honest mate, if we want the services in this country then we're all going to have to start paying more tax.
People will never learn mind. So yes, increase taxes."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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