Zwei Drittel der Briten sind der Meinung, dass Reeves die Ausgaben kürzen und nicht die Steuern erhöhen sollte
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15318189/Two-thirds-Brits-say-Rachel-Reeves-Budget-cut-spending-raise-taxes-prepares-splurge-3bn-year-axing-two-child-benefit-cap.html
Von Low_Map4314
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Let’s ask the public what benefits they want to be cut, and we’ll see how steadfast that view is.
2/3 of Brits don’t bother to vote either….so there’s that.
We either increase the size of the pie, or reduce portions of the pie….unless someone doesn’t eat..
If we don’t want to reduce services or starve people, the pie (tax) must increase.
2/3 of brits after she does that „why are all my public services broken?“
About 50% of Brits want other people’s benefits and their taxes cut.
Kill the triple lock. It’s unsustainable and always has been.
Everyone wants to be taxed less and have their services provide more. That’s why public sector gets „efficiency overhauls“ every couple years that do jack shit, so they can use less funding to try provide the same service. Any polling on the subject is inherently dumb
Yeah sure, a DM survey? I’d love to see the methodology on that and what leading questions they used…
# Two-thirds of Brits say they should have their cake and eat it
When the conservatives do it, it’s austerity. But when labor do it, it’s necessary?
The problem here is that people are tslking about their personal taxes.
What about corporation taxes particularly for multinationals. Lets close all the loopholes and exceptions and make it clear that whatever profita you make in this country are taxed in this country. That should apply to all countries.
Secondly lets get rid of companies like airbnb. They are distorting the housing market patticularly in the UK wher space is at a premium.
Nice try mail. Nobody has said we want austerity over your owners paying your share…
It’s actually not complicated to grow the economy, low taxes, people have more money in their pocket to spend, increases demand, means increased workforce needed. Low/no benefits mean people need to work and the jobs are there.
Cut spending how? Last 14 years under the tories were about cutting spending and look at the state of the county. There is nothing left to cut without further degrading public life. They should set taxes at the levels they were at the end of the last labour government. That was better than the state of the country we have now. Don’t tell me that if they put taxes up the rich will just leave or not pay them so we will end up poorer. The country worked better than on almost every level.
The cut to 20% was achieved by selling everything we owned, currently we’re pouring money into the things we sold so that shareholders don’t suffer, there’s now only the nhs to sell, so we either do that or income tax has to go up, it’s not a difficult choice, but no government wants to be the ome to do it, so they’re all doing things to make us vote for one certain disastrous government, who will get one term, then the tories will inherit what’s left and blame the previous government on, tax increases, exit from the echr and the loss of many of our rights, ridiculously low minimum wage and the rest of the world shunning us for machine gunning people in rubber boats, but as usual they too will reap their benefits while claiming they’re powerless to fix it this term.
“We polled the Daily Mail readers, and they want Labour to continue failed Conservative policies”
Except she tried doing that and people had a shitfit. Particularly the pensioners
Yeah right. That two thirds in that survey just want public spending cut for people other than themselves…..!?!
Course they do the average (and probably above average) voter is utterly clueless on both the numbers and the inter connectivity of policy. Cut one thing and see where the cost pops up.
Go back to WFA and take it away from those who don’t need it. The economy is struggling, people are struggling and those that don’t need the help, shouldn’t get it.
Once things get back on track we can talk about improving everyone’s life.
I’d honestly rather pay far more tax and have better health and social care, better pensions and welfare in later life if needed.
Friends don’t let friends click on Daily Mail links.
Scrap the triple lock. People here quoting the increase in welfare but conveniently ignoring the huge state pension increases since the pandemic (due to inflation).
In total, pensions are approx 50% of the bill.
Winter fuel allowance should be means tested, those in retirement destitution should be supported.
Should start with the winter fuel allowance (for most)
Two thirds of Brits want everything for nothing. There, now we can move on to serious conversations.
Tax the super rich and corporations making record profits? It’s not hard but it would mean going against their bribes… I mean political donations
Reeves should just quit, along with the rest of Labour tbh.
Yeah but then ask them if they’d like spending cut on *any specific things* and they’ll say no. This is the problem of the modern electorate.
The biggest area of benefits by far is old age pensions, yet even trying to tinker around the edges of that (the winter fuel allowance changes) results in a huge outcry and a rollback, for example.
Perfect, let’s start with the most expensive categories of government spending. Let’s see… <checks notes> Pensions? Oh dear no, you won’t like that… <checks again> Defence? Yes, I thought not… <another check> The NHS? Haha, only kidding. Well, I suppose we’ll just have to carry on underinvesting in everything but occasionally put out some stern words about immigration – y’know, for the feels and to distract the plebs.
Wait, what do you mean we’re just the same as the last lot?
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That two thirds of the British electorate are utter cretins and are their own worst enemies. We get the government we deserve, no more and no less.
Increase taxes, increase spending, reduce the cost of living.
If the government took increased taxes and put that into reducing the long term cost of housing I doubt many of the younger generations would complain. Heck, you can maintain the triple lock but the proviso is that the government will actively look to reduce the value of housing for future generations to offset it.
The problem with cutting spending is that you go for the easy targets like early intervention first. Then you find that leads to much greater demands and costs at the end stage eg policing, jails etc.
Only because they think/hope the cuts that’ll be made won’t affect them.
I pay a lot of tax. I would happily pay more if there was evidence it was invested in things that are for the public good, and not syphoned off for consultancies and MPs’ mates.
It’s almost like labour only got 1/3 of the vote share in the election.
Cut to benefits, the triple lock and the NHS would help. Couple that with reduced military spending, you should get most the way there.
Provided the wealthiest have increased their wealth I think she is taking taxes wrong.
Cut benefits they should have help firm with means tested winter fuel allowance and PIP.
I mean we need to reform welfare but we can’t because Labour promised the world and a million people since Labour took office have since claimed some kind of benefit.
There’s no where left to cut spending, 14 years of the Tories making cuts to all the services means there’s no cuts left to be made
Reeves: too bad, need all eyes on my lambourginis car insurance
Yeah, cut back benefits.
Don’t remove the two child cap on child benefits, make WFA means tested, remove the triple lock on the state pension.
Never thought I’d see the day the daily mail would admit people want to end triple lock
I’ve spoken to people on benefits who say that benefits should be cut – oh of course they say *their* benefits should be increased but *other people’s* benefits should be cut…
It’s not based on any sort of logic, it’s just pure ‚I want what’s mine and I don’t give a toss about anyone else‘.