by Mighty_Modders » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:08 pm
Don't quite understand the monarchy comment, losing them would be a major blow to the economy in my opinion, the word is tourism. They attract people from all over who are more than happy to part with their cash in return for a mug with someones face on. They also create lots of jobs, you have the tour buses, the merchandise stands, the stewards, the restaurants the tourists shop in etc etc. As far as I'm aware the cost of the monarchy costs the taxpayer around 23p a year, hardly crippling is it?
Same with the football...the government doesn't pay for stadium maintenance, or for the players....or for any of it for that matter. That comes down to the clubs (many of which are feeling the pinch a bit!) and their owners. But again, like the monarchy, it creates jobs and it attracts tourism. Think of the money clubs make off merchandise, all that merchandise comes with VAT so it all gives a little bit back into the pot. The players are paying income tax, so there is some good to come out of those crazy salaries. The bottom line is though that there are a heck of a lot of people that get a lot of enjoyment out of the football, and why shouldn't they?
Banning smoking in pubs is also not going to make much difference to the overall economy. The high rates that publicans have to pay in order to run and the high duty on alcohol is probably doing more harm than people having to go outside to light up. The fact that people have less disposable income after the high rise in the cost of living - look at how food prices, petrol and gas/electric prices have all increased recently - are going to be the main factors causing people to buy a cheap crate of beer out of the supermarket and have a less expensive night in. For me anyway, paying over £3 for a pint when I can get four pint cans for £4 is a simple decision.
In my opinion there are too many people in this country that take from the system without contributing anything back. It shouldn't be that you never work, you never pay into the NHS or the local government but yet that you can get free prescriptions, free housing and free transport. There are too many handouts to people that don't deserve it. Even this though will make little difference to overall expenditure. People also like living outside their means, everyone feels now that they are entitled to a big house and a flash car, and holidays abroad every few months but they don't want to work and earn the money to fund it.
The thing that offends me most is the salary received by politicians. Most of those in high positions are on around £100k a year, do they really need that? It makes me sick when they sit there telling the masses what they can and can't afford in life, and then go and pocket that kind of a wage. High powered job and all that but when they go about 'we're all in this together' well...it makes me angry anyway!
There is no simple answer, but I really don't agree with these massive cuts and price hikes. Its not the politicians that are going to feel the pinch, its the average person who is just trying to make their way through life. This country doesn't produce any more, the factories are moving abroad and nothing is replacing them. We went from that to basing the economy on tourism and services, and that's not exactly the most stable sector to build foundations on.
Don't quite understand the monarchy comment, losing them would be a major blow to the economy in my opinion, the word is tourism. They attract people from all over who are more than happy to part with their cash in return for a mug with someones face on. They also create lots of jobs, you have the tour buses, the merchandise stands, the stewards, the restaurants the tourists shop in etc etc. As far as I'm aware the cost of the monarchy costs the taxpayer around 23p a year, hardly crippling is it?
Same with the football...the government doesn't pay for stadium maintenance, or for the players....or for any of it for that matter. That comes down to the clubs (many of which are feeling the pinch a bit!) and their owners. But again, like the monarchy, it creates jobs and it attracts tourism. Think of the money clubs make off merchandise, all that merchandise comes with VAT so it all gives a little bit back into the pot. The players are paying income tax, so there is some good to come out of those crazy salaries. The bottom line is though that there are a heck of a lot of people that get a lot of enjoyment out of the football, and why shouldn't they?
Banning smoking in pubs is also not going to make much difference to the overall economy. The high rates that publicans have to pay in order to run and the high duty on alcohol is probably doing more harm than people having to go outside to light up. The fact that people have less disposable income after the high rise in the cost of living - look at how food prices, petrol and gas/electric prices have all increased recently - are going to be the main factors causing people to buy a cheap crate of beer out of the supermarket and have a less expensive night in. For me anyway, paying over £3 for a pint when I can get four pint cans for £4 is a simple decision.
In my opinion there are too many people in this country that take from the system without contributing anything back. It shouldn't be that you never work, you never pay into the NHS or the local government but yet that you can get free prescriptions, free housing and free transport. There are too many handouts to people that don't deserve it. Even this though will make little difference to overall expenditure. People also like living outside their means, everyone feels now that they are entitled to a big house and a flash car, and holidays abroad every few months but they don't want to work and earn the money to fund it.
The thing that offends me most is the salary received by politicians. Most of those in high positions are on around £100k a year, do they really need that? It makes me sick when they sit there telling the masses what they can and can't afford in life, and then go and pocket that kind of a wage. High powered job and all that but when they go about 'we're all in this together' well...it makes me angry anyway!
There is no simple answer, but I really don't agree with these massive cuts and price hikes. Its not the politicians that are going to feel the pinch, its the average person who is just trying to make their way through life. This country doesn't produce any more, the factories are moving abroad and nothing is replacing them. We went from that to basing the economy on tourism and services, and that's not exactly the most stable sector to build foundations on.
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