tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post4216053030997538165..comments2023-09-30T11:38:12.507+00:00Comments on Sword in the Lake: Boris Gets It Slighty WrongArthurian Legendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10938610415894666049noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-62430410752301193582009-01-30T21:20:00.000+00:002009-01-30T21:20:00.000+00:00"so why do we spend so much? Much more than our ne..."so why do we spend so much? Much more than our neighbours... Much more than other similarly sized countries..."<BR/><BR/>Oh my...do you need a history lesson or what. No other similarly sized nation, used to run almost half the world. As a result no other similarly sized nation has anything like the miltery commitments we have. If you need some idea of the left overs of our emiperal past, just take a look at the flags of almost every Island in the southern hemisphereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-26191402304023040872007-11-27T15:36:00.000+00:002007-11-27T15:36:00.000+00:00Crikey!Has it ever occurred to you that a vast chu...Crikey!<BR/>Has it ever occurred to you that a vast chunk of our spending goes to the military - and provides us with very little tangiable benefit.<BR/>Our armed forces haven't had to defend our territories for nearly 25 years - so why do we spend so much? Much more than our neighbours... Much more than other similarly sized countries...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-21552580410449999762007-09-19T10:22:00.000+00:002007-09-19T10:22:00.000+00:00I agree with your comments.Efficiency is important...I agree with your comments.<BR/>Efficiency is important.<BR/>The only way a society would be efficient is through letting people manage their money.<BR/>Excessive taxation would lead money spent irresponsibly. That is why UK has become a country of middle man. Every body lives on commissions. What you pay is received by the actual provider at a very low fraction.<BR/><BR/>I need to learn more about Boris. Who do I vote for...<BR/>I have no connection with any party and I want to choose one. But I am not sure which addresses my concerns most. Would you be able to help?Ozenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044586179896930733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-18614428083655586612007-07-27T19:47:00.000+00:002007-07-27T19:47:00.000+00:00Mutual Blog rolling ...oo thats the best offer AT ...Mutual Blog rolling ...oo thats the best offer AT is going to get in a good long whileNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-4875645799827336602007-07-26T17:15:00.000+00:002007-07-26T17:15:00.000+00:00Thanks for dropping by to Curious Snippets! Fancy ...Thanks for dropping by to Curious Snippets! Fancy some mutual blogrolling?<BR/><BR/>Of course my ideal of <30% GDP is fantasy at this moment and for the forseeable future. However, i can dream :-) I think it is realistic to aim for 35% though. That would satisfy me temprarilyVindicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966077915620078085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-44006367827888220852007-07-25T21:52:00.000+00:002007-07-25T21:52:00.000+00:00Vindico , even if one accepts that that might be d...Vindico , even if one accepts that that might be desirable , which i do not entirely , charting ones way there wpuld be a long processNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-62378329434532502712007-07-24T09:11:00.000+00:002007-07-24T09:11:00.000+00:00I totally agree. Of course some taxation is needed...I totally agree. Of course some taxation is needed, not only to provide necessary public goods such as defence, but also to ensure people in need (real need) are helped out. But tax at 40%+ of GDP is far too high. 30% max, 25% agreeable, 20% ideal.Vindicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966077915620078085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-56362361356487383232007-07-24T08:32:00.000+00:002007-07-24T08:32:00.000+00:00tumbelweed.......shhhhhhhhoooooootumbelweed.......shhhhhhhhoooooooNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-90899676034447012222007-07-17T18:25:00.000+00:002007-07-17T18:25:00.000+00:00Interesting point although as the state laws are t...Interesting point although as the state laws are the guarantor of private property that is equally legalised theft by your ( essentially Marxist) analysis . Is there a country where they have cut state managed expenditure from 45% to 20% where you would like to live then ? <BR/><BR/>Do tellNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-25089163842893021342007-07-14T21:48:00.000+00:002007-07-14T21:48:00.000+00:00The UK's GDP is, I believe, slightly over £1 trill...The UK's GDP is, I believe, slightly over £1 trillion.<BR/><BR/>20% of that is £200 billion.<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that that is an insufficent sum to redistribute to the poor and that redistribution on this scale will still leave masses of people starving, etc. If you are, I don't think you know what you're talking about.Arthurian Legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938610415894666049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958978790410718300.post-39015471692301176362007-07-14T11:30:00.000+00:002007-07-14T11:30:00.000+00:00Well I think thats a bit harsh Boris knows exactly...Well I think thats a bit harsh Boris knows exactly what tax is and where Government money comes from.<BR/><BR/>I suppose the levels you aretalking aaabout would be that of the the Victorian period . I would not myseklf advocate that I think we need a slow re adjssutment to US levels. <BR/><BR/>WE cannot have aaaaaosciety where sonmeo who runs out of money cannot eat .Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.com