First they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...
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Politicians are a law to themselves. The expenses thing is small potatoes though. I'd prefer it if more investigative effort were put into how they rake their millions in once they leave office. -
Originally posted by DiscoStu View PostFirst they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...Comment
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Originally posted by DiscoStu View PostFirst they introduce a load of retrospective tax legislation, then bitch and whine when some retrospective expenses rules are introduced. Hypocrites...Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostPoliticians are a law to themselves. The expenses thing is small potatoes though. I'd prefer it if more investigative effort were put into how they rake their millions in once they leave office.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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Taking advantage of the rules to deliberately cream money is wrong for someone in a position of authority (though most people here would do it and boast about it). Retrospective penalties are stupid and wrong. Trying to solve wrong with wrong is wrong and also stupid, it's just a piece of spin which party can bully its members the most and get public applause.
That rather long BNP666 thread is on here somewhere about retrospective charges.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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One of the hypocrites in question just got knifed on Newsnight. Busy bleating about how it had been applied retrospectively, until it was pointed out to him by the reporter that he had signed Early Day Motions supporting retrospective taxes.
Priceless. Catch it on iPlayer.Comment
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Now that is a good one. I don't agree with the view that most/all MPs are out for all they can get, but clearly some are real pieces of work. Problem is, the guys who claim a few £100 get slagged as much as the ones who set out to exploit the system to the utmost to the tune of £tens of thousands,Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Agree with d000hg that retrospective changes are wholly wrong, even if applied to MPs. What was claimed according to the then rules is not the issue, water under the bridge.
what really sucks is that they make tax laws that apply only to themselves in the first place and that is what need to be stopped. If you have ever looked though the various finance acts you will find there are clauses with specific exemptions and modifications for members of parliament. Why? What is special to their job that would not apply equally to, say, the MD of a company with factories in two parts of the country?bloggoth
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