This exact point was put to the Shadow Health Minister the other day. His reply was basically that the poor performance of Labour and the SNP in this regard was as a result of the Westminster government's policies.

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Of course. That is the problem with devolution, things are good the locals take credit, things are bad blame the English.

One more point

The point is that people are over taxed and the original pound you earn is chipped away multiple times.

If your gross/ net salary loses say 30% then each pound post tax becomes 70p. Anything you spend on goods and services attracts 20% VAT so actual spend power is 56p after applying 20% VAT

If you save your 70% net salary the interest is taxed at 20/40%

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Insurance Premium Tax, Prescription Charges, Road Taxes, the list goes on - there is even a tax on sand, gravel and rock dug from the ground or dredged from the sea. Of course governments spend it so wisely and so many layers of government to spend it, so many Quangos and legions of Diversity Staff and Quality Assurance people, etc, etc, etc.

All you can do is vote for parties that are probably going to do less governing.

Edited by georgenorman (01 Jun 2024 7.12am)

You missed out all the money they give away so freely to all and sundry - Aid, foreign wars, bribes for trade deals, compensation for stupidity in the first place etc., etc., etc.,

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Yes, indeed. It would be a giant task in trying to document all the ways governments in all their guises fleece us and then squander the money.

What is the Left's solution? To give them more money and means of squandering it!