@Reeedditor @FIGHTZINCLUB@elonmusk@TheBabylonBee Yeah but also UC isn’t job seekers anymore, it’s a top up. Sure part will go to those sort of people but it also helps those on low wages. I always thought UC would be a great way to transition to a UBI gradually but topping up everyone’s wage until everyone gets a set amount.
@Reeedditor @FIGHTZINCLUB@elonmusk@TheBabylonBee Over half of that is the state pension though to be fair and the UK debt to GDP is less than the US. Universal Credit is 4.5% of government spending, PIP another 2.2%. It’s not great but it’s also not quite what you’re saying. Also you’re missing National insurance payed.
@SeanOhhhh Having an expensive healthcare industry while also pumping money in solely for the poor means the middle gets hit over the head with a brick. Universal healthcare for all, with the individual choosing to go private to top up specific treatments is the fairest way.
@stellacreasy@lucianaberger Maajid Nawaz was imprisoned for 5 years for his radical islamist views and membership of groups. He then reversed course afterwards, became an activist and founded Quiliiam, fighting the extremist views he once had. Where is the line? Isn’t rehabilitation preached by Labour?
@TonyVelcro@francessmith@alexwickham They can set their own lower rate down to 5%, like we had it set to while in the EU. They can’t set it to 0% as the EU set the benchmark at 5%.
@WokeratiMarty@owenjonesjourno The majority of people have more time and respect for these officers than you or Jones’s pathetic commentary on this. You’d of been miles away in this situation legging it, which is why you probably can’t comprehend the heroism people take in the face of danger to protect others.
@Leonardo_talani@TfL@IanZell Bed bugs can’t live on public transport seats. Chances are it fell off someone that day. It’s more a public health initiative as opposed to cleaning seats.
@paratroopbrady 1) sea level rise is an average sea level rise, not flat across the board.
2) ozone collapse was real, that’s why the planet got together and designed measures to stop radiation raining down. The banks didn’t collapse when we discovered this, they just bet we would fix it.
@BasilTheGreat@WhitePapersPol This is Net, not per capita. It doesn’t show the average persons contribution but the Net by ethnicity, meaning outliers are much more impactful. The average ‘White’ could be less of a contributor but propped up by the white billionaires.
@MSJedits@ricwe123 It pivoted because small nations like Latvia and Lithuania didn’t want to fall under Russian control again. As smaller states, you need those military alliances. It’s not as easy as win / lose. Look what happened barely a generation later after WW1.
@jtworr@GeoffNorcott But they have to sell their assets to give that money, which means another wealthy person buys those assets, who we can then also tax, who then has to sell those assets … it’s an infinite money glitch that will definitely work and not have any negative consequences.