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| P155ing On Democracy; 'savings' | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 4 2015, 11:13 PM (904 Views) | |
| skwirked | Dec 4 2015, 11:13 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/blog/long-and-short-it
This is an outrage TBH. And has it been widely reported? Not that I've seen..this govt take the p1ss everyday. Edited by skwirked, Dec 4 2015, 11:14 PM.
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| Ewill | Dec 6 2015, 12:18 AM Post #81 |
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Can you please format your post a bit better? It's difficult to read on my phone screen and hard to quote from due to the selection boundary preferences of this phone. [/quote]I tried with this one-will try a different method next time |
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| skwirked | Dec 6 2015, 12:22 AM Post #82 |
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Ok
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| C-too | Dec 6 2015, 10:15 AM Post #83 |
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And the wealthy don't have any protection ? And don't abuse the system ? Edited by C-too, Dec 6 2015, 10:16 AM.
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| skwirked | Dec 6 2015, 10:22 AM Post #84 |
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No the wealthy make all the money and call the shots; rightly so.
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| Tigger | Dec 6 2015, 06:31 PM Post #85 |
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Do what! So in your warped mind several hundred wealthy people offering bribes directly is not at all the same thing as several hundred/thousand other people offering bribes through a union! You do make me laugh!
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| Ewill | Dec 6 2015, 07:52 PM Post #86 |
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Not me with the warped thought processes If you truly cannot see the difference between 1398 individuals having made a free choice to donate directly to the conservative party and an automatic levy on trades union subscriptions being handed to the Labour party there really is no hope for you blinker wearers Edited by Ewill, Dec 6 2015, 07:52 PM.
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| Deleted User | Dec 6 2015, 07:54 PM Post #87 |
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Is the levy automatic? |
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| Ewill | Dec 6 2015, 07:56 PM Post #88 |
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Is the levy automatic?[/quote] According to factcheck Labour’s biggest donor by far is Unite, which has provided 20 per cent, or £11.9m, of party donations since the election. Unite is the country’s biggest union with 1.42m members, and the automatic levy they pay is worth £3 per person to Labour. http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/labour-funding-party-donors-tories-factcheck/13899 Edited by Ewill, Dec 6 2015, 07:57 PM.
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| Tigger | Dec 6 2015, 07:57 PM Post #89 |
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You are either naive of profoundly stupid. The wealthy in my experience NEVER give money away and expect to get nothing whatsoever in return for it, add politics into the mix and this becomes virtually a given. They buy what they want, do you understand that? |
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| Steve K | Dec 7 2015, 12:35 AM Post #90 |
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"The wealthy in my experience NEVER give money away" You should get out more then |
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| Rich | Dec 7 2015, 12:48 AM Post #91 |
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Well, just a cursory search on the web turns up the top 50 philanthropists....take a look and see if they are from the N,E S W of the globe. http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45ekigl/1-target/ |
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| skwirked | Dec 12 2015, 03:36 PM Post #92 |
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Charity is often a tax loss, it makes perfect financial sense to give to charitable causes, further, That is why I am against right-wing 'philanthropy'. I find that impromptu and borderline illegal, informal charitable setups tend to be a lot more, well, 'charitable'. Edited by skwirked, Dec 13 2015, 11:55 PM.
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| Rich | Dec 12 2015, 03:39 PM Post #93 |
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Please explain the difference between any sort of philanthropy and Right wing philanthropy. |
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| skwirked | Dec 12 2015, 03:49 PM Post #94 |
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Basically right wingers enjoy their tax-efficiencies, Feel Good factor, corporatism etc and the lefty lefties seem to prefer "do-gooder pc bs", actually there is a grain of truth in that, but generally they seem to prefer to actually achieve results even if they look bad and are disorganised etc.
Edited by skwirked, Dec 12 2015, 03:50 PM.
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| Jonksy | Dec 12 2015, 03:50 PM Post #95 |
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And when is a banker a true representative of the electorate? Seeing as most of the tories donations come from the very ones who got the country into this mess which the tories are making EVEN worse by the day.. |
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| skwirked | Dec 13 2015, 06:09 PM Post #96 |
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http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/09/former-bank-lobbyist-to-head-treasury-office-tax-simplification Oh look banksy they got a top advisor Angela Knight, a former Tory MP who was chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and then Energy UK, will chair the Office of Tax Simplification after spending years as chief defender of the City and the “big six” power firms. In her new role, she has been charged with helping the Treasury “create a tax system that delivers for British businesses and people” by proposing areas for review and recommending changes to ministers. While working for the BBA, Knight launched a stinging attack on the 50% tax on bankers’ bonuses in 2009 as “populist, political and penal”. She subsequently campaigned against additional taxes on banks in the aftermath of the crash, warning that this could threaten the UK’s future as a financial centre. |
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| Tigger | Dec 13 2015, 06:31 PM Post #97 |
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I get out rather a lot Steve, and know scores of very wealthy people. The majority of these folks will be looking for some sort of return on their charitable donations, it might grease some palms, it might open a door or two or at the very least it will generate some very welcome good publicity. After twenty years in business I could count on one hand the number of folks I've met who give either their valuable time or money and do it largely anonymously and without expecting a return, and you are also likely to be unaware that "charitable" donations are also both tax efficient and deductible, an abuse of the process in my opinion .......... |
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| Rich | Dec 13 2015, 06:44 PM Post #98 |
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I do not envy anyone who has to try and sort out the quagmire of a taxation system that Gordy created, even the taxation dept had a hell of a job trying to implement it. |
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| Tigger | Dec 13 2015, 07:05 PM Post #99 |
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Just to add balance, because I know you are very keen on that sort of thing, the present government has made it easier to dodge tax by refusing to reign in our ten overseas tax havens, they have also done very little to correct the freebies Gordon so kindly gifted a certain percentage of the population. But lets look on the bright side, there is now talk of forcing the self employed and those who run small businesses to fill in quarterly tax returns instead on annual ones, and this is despite cutting large numbers of workers at HMRC! a veritable red tape fest awaits us! A cynic might conclude the government was trying to trash the ability of the state to both collect and record taxation............ |
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| Steve K | Dec 13 2015, 09:27 PM Post #100 |
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Link please |
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| skwirked | Dec 13 2015, 09:49 PM Post #101 |
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Actually I retract my claim in this case, it wasn't only wrong but it was based on seriously misrepresented data. That's my fault for being suckered in by people with an agenda (right-wing propaganda in the Torygraph IIRC, I wonder if it's time to stop reading that shite). http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/13/worried-about-where-your-charity-donations-are-going-heres-what-you-need-to-know-5562425/ This is interesting in saying that 200% of revenue is actually reinvested. A few other studies show most charities giving 60-90% to the cause. Edited by skwirked, Dec 13 2015, 09:50 PM.
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| Steve K | Dec 13 2015, 10:55 PM Post #102 |
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Not trying to mislead us are you blaming the Telegraph for your nasty post? Lets look at the Telegraph on the matter
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| skwirked | Dec 13 2015, 11:00 PM Post #103 |
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Nope, that's not the article although I saw that one whilst searching. The article I refer to is old. But cheers for the accusation of 'nastiness' after admitting I was "mistaken" (to use your favourite kind of speak ;). It's a shame that others cannot admit they're mistaken wrt to other far bigger things.. Edited by skwirked, Dec 13 2015, 11:20 PM.
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| Steve K | Dec 13 2015, 11:45 PM Post #104 |
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Well if you really regretted making a nasty false point that if taken seriously would harm charities you'd go back and correct the post wouldn't you Seems you haven't http://w11.zetaboards.com/UK_Debate_Mk_2/single/?p=8366365&t=11440453 |
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| skwirked | Dec 14 2015, 12:15 AM Post #105 |
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Ah well it's corrected now, after all you'd probably edit it for me and accuse me of some kind of illegal accusation, then add another point (lol). But still, there's the multitude of studies and news articles pointing out that charities spending more than 10% of revenues on admin costs are not credible. That'd be most of them then wouldn't it. Just adding some balance Mr 'Unbiased' ( ).
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| Steve K | Dec 14 2015, 12:22 AM Post #106 |
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Quit the malicious ad homs So do you have evidence to challenge the Charity Choice analysis that the breakdown is 78% on the charitable purpose 21% raising money for the above 1% central admin ? And returning to your original point why do you suggest a firm makes money out of charitable donations? If a firm makes a £1,000 donation yes it will have lower profits so pay less tax but it's still going to be net ~£800 down on the transaction isn't it. |
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| Gnikkk | Dec 14 2015, 03:12 AM Post #107 |
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I think you will find that if something is not right the BBC will attack it mercilessly (if not a bit stupidly), like commy attack dogs. They haven't so I assume you got this think out of balance, maybe four candles sort of thing. This looks like you really haven't thought it through and decided to attack like a commy dog before you thought it 'frew'. |
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| skwirked | Dec 14 2015, 02:30 PM Post #108 |
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Never suggested that co's save money from making charitable donations, although it has been the case in some instances. It is tax-efficient (my words) and curries favour with the public and the charities..make what you will of that. As for the studies, best check the public accounts committee because they agree with me and want to overhaul the charities commission. However, it looks like they're doing it for unpleasant ideological reasons. I found this: http://giving-evidence.com/2013/05/02/admin-data/ That destroys my argument and the govt's by the looks of it. |
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