tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post1312813174231670640..comments2024-02-09T19:44:17.241+00:00Comments on AngloAustria: The Marx Brothers land in Duck SoupJack Maturinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903651577858853608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post-64866033487613802322009-04-25T11:03:00.000+01:002009-04-25T11:03:00.000+01:00It's hard to slay Leviathan when it's just you up ...It's hard to slay Leviathan when it's just you up against Leviathan, and Leviathan is constantly bleeding you of the resources (both mental and financial) to do so.<br /><br />Do keep up the good work though, in any other way you can.<br /><br />The best message we can put forward is that there are two clases; the tax producers and the tax eaters. And to make this distinction clear.<br /><br />As you may have seen from a post by 'Anonymous' a few days earlier, very few realise this class distinction even when it is pointed out to them and is staring them in the face.<br /><br />But once people realise this distinction, they tend to become very angry indeed, angry enough to force all of the state's lies out of their minds and to start seeing the world in its real state, which fuels the anger further, thus helping bring about the end of the state one person at a time.<br /><br />Good luck with your efforts.Jack M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post-7809162298497128922009-04-24T20:57:00.000+01:002009-04-24T20:57:00.000+01:00This is G.M. from the Blog Slaying Leviathan; as y...This is G.M. from the Blog Slaying Leviathan; as you may have noticed I've deleted the Blog. It's not that I'm afraid to say such things, or that I don't think we need as many people as possible doing so, it's just that there was no interest unless I wrote something proper myself as well as gave a link. The problem is I just don't have the time right now, and I also need to learn much more myself first to have anything much worth saying. So I'll limit myself to some comment warfare for now! (I'm also sending links and comments to people who were interested via email - which they pass on.)<br /><br />You might as well delete the link. Maybe at some later stage I'll both have more time and knowledge to do a better job of it. I find here useful, though beyond economics I would differ a bit on some points.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />G.M.Rutherfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777460609098278212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post-74859927802167328892009-04-24T14:25:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:25:00.000+01:00"Let's just have a special tax rate for public sec..."Let's just have a special tax rate for public sector workers, double that for private sector workers!"<br /><br />Nice one. I'll need to remember this as future ammunition against the socialists in all our rotten parties.Tom Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post-47134843362747419852009-04-24T13:36:00.000+01:002009-04-24T13:36:00.000+01:00Yikes!
Privatisation, with absolutely no governme...Yikes!<br /><br />Privatisation, with absolutely no government involvement in health care, is too good for them! ;-)<br /><br />Yes, although my hope always does spring eternal, I fear along with Matthew Parris that we're going to have to keep kicking hapless Dave and gormless George really hard, 27 times a day, to actually get them to do anything.<br /><br />And even then, once they're sitting back in the comfort of the Downing Street limousines, and contemplating their enormous state pensions, it will take another 53 pokes a day to keep them on track.<br /><br />Fortunately though, I think basic economics is going to intervene. The government is going to run out of money, and the populace are (in one way or another) simply going to refuse to stump up more tax to fund their profligacy, whether that's by avoidance tricks, simply stopping work as soon as you reach 150,000 in salary, or plain leaving the country.<br /><br />I know! Anonymous accused me of being delusional the other day, for daring to suggest that public sector workers don't pay tax.<br /><br />Let's twist that round. Let's just have a special tax rate for public sector workers, double that for private sector workers! Obviously it's just a pay cut rather than a tax rise, but if it pleases them to think they actually pay taxes, let them pay more, if they think 'public services' are so special! ;-)Jack Maturinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903651577858853608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769829.post-24611185623367451072009-04-24T12:32:00.000+01:002009-04-24T12:32:00.000+01:00I'm not sure I can share even your tiny sense of o...I'm not sure I can share even your tiny sense of optimism that David Cameron may do the right thing.<br /><br />If you can bear it, take a look at this article on ConservativeHome which put forward the very modest suggestion that doctors' pay should be cut by 10%. My goodness, the fury it generated from readers!<br /><br />Economic reasoning went out the window entirely, to be replaced by emotionalism and class interest. It doesn't augur well for the future.<br /><br />http://conservativehome.blogs.com/starchamber/2009/04/4-cut-doctors-pay-by-10.htmlTom Hnoreply@blogger.com