Category Archives: Cuts

Tax freedom day

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Continuing my grand tradition of being late to the part it would seem that yesterday was Tax Freedom day the day of the year when we on average stop working to pay taxes and start working for ourselves. A mere 149 days into the year and an average of 40.8% of our income gone and that’s the taxes paid. Of course depending on what you buy, how much your earn etc. you own personal tax freedom day may have been a while back or you may have yet a bit to go. Tax freedom day would be a lot later … Continue reading →

I see no cuts

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I’m going to be banging on about our supposed cuts yet again and the rather troublesome financial mess we may be in, and I suspect I’m going to keep doing so at least until we stop digging. All those terribly terribly harsh cuts didn’t stop our net deficit growing to 10 billion last month, nor is it stopping the EU giving away another billion (just Euro’s this time) for people to build robot pets and nagware. Thankfully it’s not all gloom* one of our elected troughers has brought forward a motion that we shouldn’t illegally bail out the Eurozone , … Continue reading →

Rally against debt round up

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Just a quick round up of further posts I’ve come across regarding the rally against debt, in particular order and without rhyme or reason. Angry Exile over on Orphans of Liberty has a round up of where it’s being largely ignored by the main stream media and lists the ways to get out of the debt. Brian Micklethwait has a lovely collection of photo’s of the various signs at the rally (hat tip Samizdata). There’s a guest post over at Old Holborns wondering when wanting private enterprise and individual responsibility become a radical view point in this country. +10