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By making large cuts in social spending, even larger in your armed forces and increasing taxes not at source but on things like gas for cars ( to European levels) and heating/electricity for homes the budget deficit would be greatly reduced, it’s a no brainer.
Andy
Good way to freeze lots of old people to death. Then the government can tax their estate at 60%
Putting up heating costs does not freeze people to death. It would however encourage people to properly insulate their homes which means less windmills. We did that over the last 2 years and our heating bills have gone down, even though the price per unit for gas has gone up.
Andy
Yes it does
Putting up heating costs does not freeze people to death. It would however encourage people to properly insulate their homes
Please…old people don’t have the ability to insulate their homes themselves or the money to pay someone else to do it for them. If you raise the cost of heating, all they can do is turn down the thermostat. The lower the thermostats go, the more people die.
Any government body that would artificially raise the costs of a necessity like heating or transport deserves the full scorn of that society and should be thoroughly trounced during the next election.
I see you’ve bought right in to the socialist “spread the wealth” dogma.
And putting up heating costs DOES freeze people to death. Britain is notorious for that.
Want less windmills? Then stop wasting money subsidizing them and put those dollars into cost effective coal fired plants. Go with what actually works, and has for generations.
You do realize that if fuel prices in the USA even began to creep up towards Euro levels due to the artificial imposition of the government that the next election cycle would be a blood bath for all incumbents?
They already are doing that!
Yeh, lol, 3.7 trillion record budget…….has deep cuts.
Actually this is an accurate headline. The “deep cuts” are being made into peoples pockets.
Deep cuts of rational thought.
Chris said
“Chris F says:
February 16, 2011 at 11:52 am
And putting up heating costs DOES freeze people to death. Britain is notorious for that.”
You are just making this up, Britain is not notorious for this. You sound like you have been reading the Daily Mail, which is notorious for this sort of poppycock.
Andy
I don’t think I’ve ever read such horrendous comments. You my boy are a retard. A shameless cretin, basically an oxygen thief.
Smiffy, I do love the irony when comparing your first sentence to your second.
I suggested that putting up heating bill taxes does not kill people and also the claim that the UK is rife with such a thing as rubbish. Simply that. You may not agree with it, but then put forward a counter arguement, perhaps with more evidence than Steve could muster.
But no, you said those were horrendous comments before stating ” You my boy are a retard. A shameless cretin, basically an oxygen thief.”
Right, so comments are fine. Here’s your other foot, try shooting that one as well.
I’m starting to think that this blog is not the Oxford debating society. More like Jerry Springer.
It does give me a chuckle though.
Andy
The winter death toll is set to rise steeply as official figures show that nine elderly people died every hour because of cold-related illnesses last year. The number of deaths linked to cold over the four months of last ?winter reached nearly 28,000.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/215510/Britain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-deathBritain-is-freezing-to-death
What is it about libz that makes them think that energy issues can all be solved simply by more insulation and properly inflated tires?
Steve said,
“The winter death toll is set to rise steeply as official figures show that nine elderly people died every hour because of cold-related illnesses last year. The number of deaths linked to cold over the four months of last ?winter reached nearly 28,000.
”
But then linked to another daily UK Newspaper that has a large elderly readership ( no ipads there) like the Daily Mail that just quoted comments from, yep you guessed it., age concern groups. Age concern groups who have a reason for claiming bollocks, it is what they are paid for.
HOW ABOUT A LINK TO SOME UK GOVERNMENT STATISTICS that show winter death due to increased heating costs? You can’t, easier to go for the baloney sound bites to defend your cause.
And like I said earlier you if you properly insulate your homes your bills go down, even if the government puts up the tax on heating.
So in summary, no point having a bash at Obama and his deficit when you guys can’t even stomach an energy tax because you love your V8 pick up trucks too much. Stick $2 per gallon tax on gas for a start. Might make you guys reconsider your wasteful ways. Or are you too guys not willing to put up or shut up when it comes to the deficit?
Good luck 😀
Andy
Andy, an additional tax on fuel is an additional tax on economic activity. In other words, it slows the economy. How does the U.S. generate revenue for the government? By the taxes on economic activity. An additional fuel tax would result in a net loss to the federal government. Not to mention a further impoverishment of its citizens.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6997427/Britains-cold-weather-deaths-soar-as-winter-takes-its-toll.html
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/851254-britains-big-freeze-death-toll-hits-300-every-day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8544094.stm
http://urocyon.dreamwidth.org/193199.html
These four examples come from a simple Google search AndyW. They all mention fuel poverty. What is it that makes you refuse the truth when presented with it?
A lot of people are living on the edge and higher heating costs push a lot of them over that line. That’s morally wrong and socially wrong, yet you state that the U.S. should immediately raise the price of fuel which would make everything more expensive thereby pushing more people to their deaths.
You’re a real piece of work you are.
Maguro said
“maguro says:
February 16, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Please…old people don’t have the ability to insulate their homes themselves or the money to pay someone else to do it for them”
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Well in socialist Britain the local services will help pay the cost. And therefore not only help the old person at that time but also reduce their bills from then on. Perhaps in non-socialist contries that doesn’t happen though. You seem to have a socialist mentality, wanting to protect the needy, but not the system. Have you considered moving to a new country?
Andy
We wouldn’t have to help the elderly if the socialists wouldn’t steal their earnings during their lifetime.
Is this the same socialist Britain where old people are freezing to death?