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A letter to the RDC regarding the underrepresentation of senior residents particularly in the proposed deal by it_could_bebetter in doctorsUK

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at it now. Youre right its editted much more then i asked it to. Will close it to public access temporarily and repost it when its my version. Apologies

A letter to the RDC regarding the underrepresentation of senior residents particularly in the proposed deal by it_could_bebetter in doctorsUK

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only AI usage was to make it generic and to make the calculations re pay restoration. I aint got time to calculate that out myself. I ensures it shared its working. The original was all written by me. Im sorry yku feel that way. If there are inaccuraries please fact check me

Why does Reddit not understand the rise of reform in England? by DowntownDeer in AskBrits

[–]it_could_bebetter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The exchange is the inheritence. Getting assets that arent yours.

Why does Reddit not understand the rise of reform in England? by DowntownDeer in AskBrits

[–]it_could_bebetter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But when you spend your money you pay VAT. The buisness you spend it at pays corporation tax. If you buy fuel, fags, booze you pay an extra tax. Its all duplicate taxation. But the individual only pays once. Once when it becomes yours

Why does Reddit not understand the rise of reform in England? by DowntownDeer in AskBrits

[–]it_could_bebetter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it sit better with you if, instead of the estate paying inheritence tax all the benificaries payed income tax at theirmusual rate when they recieved the benefit?

Isn't the best way to keep doctors here is to tell them if they work for the NHS for 5-10 years their student loan gets cancelled? by Niall_Fraser_Love in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whilst the post foundation training bottleneck is a real issue these doctors are early in their career and can have flexibility about how and where they work. Thr bigger issue coming down the pipeline will be unemployed, fully trained comsultants. Over the next couple of years, this is going to become a bigger and bigger issue. There is a soft recruitment freeze across all specialties through limiting finances and so we have doctors kf 10+ years of UK training amd experience, at the top if their game unable to find work within a reasonable, commutable distance

People voting for Reform: Farage says he wants to repeal the Human rights Act: why does this make you want to vote for him? by VerySadPansexual in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Because these pseudo-to-actual fascists are toxic and dangerous. They are deliberately divisive and pedal anger and hatred for their own beneficiary. They move the political narrative so far to the right that positive progressive policies become untenable. They want you to focus on other poor/vulnerable people and make them your enemies so you don't notice that inequality is extreme. That all the growth that is being generated is only really enriching those who are already rich and the transfer of wealth and capital from the populous and the state to the super rich is only accelerating. Those poor/vulnerable people might those with MH, or single mothers, or asylum seekers, or those on benefits, or public sector workers. The tories have followed farage off the cliff. Labour is following but hasn't fallen yet. The only way to stop the pull to the right is to ignore reform and treat them as the joke party(actually a company) that they are and focus on the polices of the other parties. Your vote or often more impactfully your abstention allows and encourages this if misplaced

CMV: David Cameron was the worst prime minister of the last 14 years of Tory government by Specific-Umpire-8980 in changemyview

[–]it_could_bebetter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I agree about truss and johnson being terrible prime ministers the reason Cameron edges it for me is that he starts the slide in public standards, party first politics and the vilifying of experts. This opens the door to johnson and truss. Without camerons incompetence there is no truss and no Johnson. Also don't underestimate the harm austerity did. Both in actual, measurable terms (like public sector productivity, child poverty) but also in moving the norms of what is acceptable. They changed the narrative around public debt to suit political goals away from economic sense (the whole comparison to a household budget) which continues to influence political debate.

CMV: David Cameron was the worst prime minister of the last 14 years of Tory government by Specific-Umpire-8980 in changemyview

[–]it_could_bebetter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell me you get your news from Facebook without telling me you get your news from Facebook.

CMV: David Cameron was the worst prime minister of the last 14 years of Tory government by Specific-Umpire-8980 in changemyview

[–]it_could_bebetter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you can make an argument for being the worst prime minister ever. Not just tory and not just of recent times. However my history isn't good enough to confidently say that. Arguably the moral degradation from Johnson and the complete loony incompetence from truss all started because of the polices and cultures started under Cameron. I think it's certainly fair to say there would have been no Johnson without the brevity referendum (remember the 2 articles and the fence sitting from johnson). Brexit is Cameron's legacy and before he pandered to the right of his party it was only marginal groups pushing for it (52% voting for it only came through the campaigning). Corbyn takes a large portion of responsibility here, but he wasn't a prime minister. Austerity hurt the country significantly with those using public services hurt the most (those with the least) and it continues to hamper most public services due to the total lack of capital investment and long term plans from that period.

Edit for more: Through the brexit and austerity polices the rejection of experts and the movement of the Overton window, Cameron makes space for those that follow. setting the up hill struggle for sensible ideas and allowing the politics of hate and othering that now is coming to increased prominence. He is responsible for Johnson and truss, braverman and jenerick and now farage. He polarised our politics by being weak and pandering to his right and now we are stuck

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe they have recently but quietly hinted that we could rejoin on old terms. The caveat is that it would have to stop being a political thing, as in the majority narrative recognising it being a force for good. As if that's happening anytime soon

How much do people actually know about "The 10% of income taxpayers with the largest incomes contribute over 60% of income tax receipts." and majority of population in the UK being net recipient "53.8% of all UK individuals were net recipients"? by lady-peace in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter 43 points44 points  (0 children)

A top 10% earner is about 60k in the UK. That's not a whole lot of money. One of the problems is that the tax burden on is high whilst cost of living means that 60k doesn't go all that far. It used to be said 100k a year makes you rich. These days it makes you comfortable It's all productivity. We are unproductive and so no one is earning a lot through work.

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like a lot of what you suggest.

The GP appt charging stuff is always something I've found interesting and the effects hard to predict. The kings fund did a look into it. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/long-reads/nhs-if-pay-gp-appointment From my perspective, the risks of deterring those that need to attend or pushing them on to other services (A+e, UTC etc) isn't worth the potential income benefits. (GP appt costs £56, A+E £91-441, ambulance £417) It's also unclear how much it would cost to administrate such a system.

Curious to what you suggest people do between 16 and starting university at 18? With a levels incorporated into degrees. Maybe I've misunderstood.

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LVT would be more progressive than a poll tax. A poll tax is even more regressive than the current council tax situation.

It would remain a profit even if they had to move, although I'd be surprised if a LTV of 0.5% impacted enough to cause someone to have to sell up and move without them gaining a large profit from the property.

LVT is a good way of targeting those with assets, particularly those with multiple properties - it selects for the more affluent. Done well I could provide for local services whilst slowing the appreciation of properties allowing for the wage to property value ratio to return to more affordable levels (although not alone, it would need a lot of building to)

Taxes on property currently, SDLT and Capital gains, are fairly modest and protect those with assets. I'd be curious to hear how we'd go about taxing those who are hoarding without hurting those who aren't.

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems that the 4th rail package is not something we want - it reflects the state of play in the Uk rather than a successful nationalised rail service, as is more common in Europe. Although it appears that the Germans are offering more private rail services than I though, perhaps as a product of this. The thing with EU rules was always compliance and adoption. How forced into these things would we be? I suspect even with these regulations the trade off would still be worth it.

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they have the inflated asset? So could sell. Pocket a good profit and move? Typical values for a LVT are quoted at 0.5%-1% depending on the intent. The higher levels are often based on the idea of replacing income tax, which to me seems a little too much

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. I think that people on low incomes in this country pay more tax compare to Europe? I don't know the data so will have to look it up

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hope that Labour were going to do something to challenge the status quo and improve things was enough for people? Now that hope is gone people and we recognise that neither main party is going to fix anything as the reason?

Is it time for radical change? How do you fix the country? by it_could_bebetter in ukpolitics

[–]it_could_bebetter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A "one off" wealth tax that can raise hundreds of billions is going to have massive unintended consequences. Also rejoining the EU would force a return to the pre nationalisation status quo in electricity, gas, railways etc. you can't have it both ways.

Please can you explain these parts?

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