QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 19 2016, 05:13 PM)
It seems Mr Osborne cannot get away from a gaff riddled budget; notwithstanding there's no indication the austerity is an economic imperative or efficacious. And the sight of the Tories patting Mr Osborne on the back after announcing what he intends to do with disability benefits is particularly ugly. Moreover, how bad can a chancellor be when someone like Ian Duncan-Smith resigns in a fit of apparent conscience!!!
Just how much money can the disadvantaged be raided for? It must be obvious that the national debt is not going to go away with any of the Chancellors tactics. Whatever he is taking away from some with one hand it appears he is giving to others with the other?
It appears he is just tinkering around the edges of the problem instead of tackling it head on?
It's like checking you have air in your tyres when it is obvious the engine is clapped out?
I agree we must all take responsibility and try to curb spending but it must be made fair that we are actually all in this together.
Just be honest and raise taxes and of course ensure that all tax loopholes are closed off to ensure all tax due is paid in a fair and proportionate manner.