simon(s)poke

Appetite for distraction!

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

People are too sensitive these days.
The world is filled with different opinions and ideas, and that's ok.
No need to get angry or fight.
Reasonable minds can differ.

Being a twat is ok too.
As long as it's not harming anyone.

Everyone seriously needs to take a chill pill.
❤️

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@LokisHuman @bigpicturepol @DanNeidle If you are talking direct taxes, sure, maybe they pay the smaller amount in comparison.
But it's the vast amount of indirect tax that affects them the most.
VAT, fuel duty, energy, tariffs, etc. Those continue to rise with no let-up, and most people can't afford much any more.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @LokisHuman @DanNeidle No matter the choices, there is going to be a big pain, more than recently suffered.
The difference being the poorest have so far borne the most, and I do not think they have the ability for that to continue as it is, or even get worse.
That's why there needs to be a rebalance.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @LokisHuman @DanNeidle And I tend to follow people I can have respectful debates with.
Thank you for the conversation. 👍

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @LokisHuman @DanNeidle So wave a little white flag and be beholden to the ever-greedy market forces that just don't know how to stop.
Or fight for a change.
Yes, I agree the polarised parties at present are all fucking awful.
But something has to shift somewhere to shake everyone out of this nightmare.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@LokisHuman @bigpicturepol @DanNeidle There are a lot of bullshit studies and ideologies.
So how about investing in education by making it free for STEM courses, for example?
Invest in future minds and long-term future prosperity for all.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Without a change, we are beholden to the market forces, which, at this moment, will probably be more expensive in the long run.
But hey, no one can think long-term; it's all about now... which is my point.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@badger_buff @DanNeidle Think of the effects of not doing anything?
You then end up like the US, which keeps doing quantitative easing to the point where there WILL be an eventual full economic collapse!
We are at a point where short-term pain for the "haves" now helps everyone in the long run.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@LokisHuman @bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Who is talking about utopia? It's about common sense.
Keep investing in this short-termism, and you'll have a world where the gap between the rich and the poor widens to the point of no return or, god forbid, revolution... And there is evidence for that.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@badger_buff @DanNeidle Housing is ridiculous because of the lower supply. Invest in housing construction, increase the supply, lower the costs, and redistribute the wealth.
Introduce rent caps too.
It all helps.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@badger_buff @DanNeidle It's not necessarily about just squeezing more, but about incentivising the redistribution of wealth by promoting investment in things that give back to all and rebalance things.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Green tech was one of my suggestions.
Self-sufficient energy that isn't disrupted by market forces, like war in the Middle East.
But not just current renewables.
Future battery tech. Superconductor research.
Innovating wave tech (being an island after all).
So many possibilities.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @LokisHuman @DanNeidle lol... No, it's about coming to a consensus that exorbitant wealth needs to be channelled into long-term projects that benefit all in the long run.
Democracy and free markets can still exist, but cap the oroborus nature of greed that creates such a disparate and broken society.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@LokisHuman @bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Sure, planned economies don't work if you have a changing government every 5 years, looking at short-termism.
That's why it needs a radical shift in ideas that invests in long-termism.
Without that, we will be beholden to the wealth that wants to keep the status quo... ie. Greed.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle I just gave some examples; I'm not saying those are the direct things to go for.
The next great tech is around the corner, but we have nothing in place to exploit it before others take advantage.
We need to invest in the foundations now, including energy, infrastructure, etc

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@NoContextHumans Epstein didn't die!

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@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle We have some of the brightest minds, but we can't keep them because we don't invest in them.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Because we should specialise in new tech... One that requires people to pay the price for it.
Look at TSMC in Taiwan, for example... Found the niche, and all are beholden to them.
There is AI, green tech, robotics, compute, etc.
Invest in the future; stop being stuck in the past.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@LokisHuman @bigpicturepol @DanNeidle That's why you give lower taxes and subsidies to smaller businesses, and let the larger ones pay the heavier price.
And even incentivise the larger ones to invest heavily in the smaller ones for certain tax breaks themselves.
More businesses, jobs, infrastructure, growth, etc.

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@johnwillia12104 @DanNeidle Beatles anyone? 😂

[simon(s)poke @simonspoke]

@bigpicturepol @DanNeidle Incentivise small businesses and entrepreneurs; go heavy on science and engineering. Lay the foundations for becoming a manufacturing powerhouse again with new tech.
Move away from being a "services" country where you are beholden to the wealth that drives all the decision-making