Sister blog of Physicists of the Caribbean in which I babble about non-astronomy stuff, because everyone needs a hobby

Friday 28 November 2014

Welfare is not a dirty word

"He acknowledges it will provoke a debate and one that might benefit his party, which aims to cut welfare spending even further if re-elected in May. Of course the tax summaries do not break down the welfare payments into their constituent parts such as unemployment, child benefit, winter fuel allowance, in-work tax credit etc.

Critics will say that is a deliberate omission."

Yes. Yes I will. Welfare is a fundamentally good thing. Trying to make the idea of caring for the less fortunate a dirty word is appalling.

"One further notable element is the single smallest element of your tax bill is Britain's contribution to the EU budget at 0.7%."
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29871522

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