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It’s really very simple and it’s at the core of every Government. In order to balance the National Budget will they cut welfare or raise taxes? Under Labour, regardless of the Leader, the choice is clear – raise taxes on the productive and keep people hooked on Welfare. Remember the old maxim that he who robs Peter to pay Paul can be confident of Paul’s vote!
Ir’s widely reported in the press today that the Prime Minister in Waiting Amdy Burnham has plans to cut the mansion tax threshold to £1.5 million. This will hit more than 150,000 families, especially in the South of England, with annual four‑figure tax rises. For extra measure, he’s also considering a shift from council tax to a land‑value system that could leave southern homeowners paying up to three times more than those in the North. To do that would take time, however,.
So the idea is to squeeze productive and successful property owners living in the south of England (non core Labour) so that the wealth can be transferred to the unproductive on Welfare in the north of England.
This is apparently how you can get “hope in your heart”.
Punishing people because they have worked hard to own their property is core to the Socialist/Fabian value system. By penalising success and rewarding failure, society can be turned into a dysfunctional hot mess. After two years of Labour, it’s obvious that their backbenchers will not tolerate any meaningful cuts to Welfare. In fact they want to see it increased. It’s not a coincidence that Keir Starmer considers the vast Welfare increase that accompanies lifting the “two child welfare cap” his proudest achievement. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has estimated that fully abolishing the two‑child cap would “eventually” cost about £2.5 billion a year.
Labour delight in hiking Welfare but they know that someone has to pay for it and that means anyone who goes out to work and who seeks to provide for their family.
