Osborne Should Be Sacked ....
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Surely there's no question as to whether morals come into it. That is one moral view you have expressed, and one view of what 'society' is and should be.
The NHS is not something I really have an issue with, but the point is that simply claiming to pursue the common good for everyone shouldn't automatically legitimise the use of authority over them. You don't seem to have a problem with that, as long the outcome seems well intentioned.
That sort of thing doesn't sit well with me. Before acting and coercing people, there are other factors to consider than just the one moral cause, the common good.
The NHS is not something I really have an issue with, but the point is that simply claiming to pursue the common good for everyone shouldn't automatically legitimise the use of authority over them. You don't seem to have a problem with that, as long the outcome seems well intentioned.
That sort of thing doesn't sit well with me. Before acting and coercing people, there are other factors to consider than just the one moral cause, the common good.
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It's actually refreshing to see a party listen to the electorate, admit certain policies are wrong in hindsight and scrapping them, something we'd never see Brown Blair or Darling even consider.
Want to end up like Greece Pete ? then let the scum back into power.
Want to end up like Greece Pete ? then let the scum back into power.
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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
but the point is that simply claiming to pursue the common good for everyone shouldn't automatically legitimise the use of authority over them
I'm talking about the Tories dismantling the public sector (again) after Labour spend a decade reparing the damage from the Thatcher years.
Not some sinister leftist central control conspiracy.
Just out of interest, what do you think are the similarities between the financial problems that Greece faces, and the UK fiscal situation? Assuming Labour get back in?
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From: riding the crest of a wave ...
It must be obvious to any and everyone that we can no longer afford to sustian let alone boost the health service now that we are all living longer
Without bigger taxation / privatisation
Without bigger taxation / privatisation
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He now carries out yet another U Turn - regarding the Charity giving ...
This is after the Pasty Tax, Caravan Tax and Granny Tax .....
One Eton baffoon gone, one more left .... when will they realise that they haven't worked once in their life, they haven't a clue about real life, they received their wealth from mummy and daddy, they should realise that bumming a *** in Eton does NOT qualify oneself to **** the country!!!!!!
Why don't you useless articles just SOD OFF!!!!!
This is after the Pasty Tax, Caravan Tax and Granny Tax .....
One Eton baffoon gone, one more left .... when will they realise that they haven't worked once in their life, they haven't a clue about real life, they received their wealth from mummy and daddy, they should realise that bumming a *** in Eton does NOT qualify oneself to **** the country!!!!!!
Why don't you useless articles just SOD OFF!!!!!
Trouble is, your heroes have even less to offer as a solution especially since they were instrumental in destroying our economy.
Can you imagine what would happen if ***** was let loose on the situation? He would have us us at the same level as Greece in a very short time!
If your personal finances were in a similar parlous state, would you set off hitting the credit card and increasing your debt as well as your interest repayments?
I doubt that you can answer that one!
Les
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