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How much tax is too much tax?
When you see banners demanding "Tax the Rich" my questions would be (1) what rate would you like to set and (2) how do you identify them ?
15 AnswersPolitics10 years agoAnyone watching the TUC conference on TV ?
If so what have these people go to say about work. pay or the economy generally unless we all work for the Government in protected employment of often/sometimes dubious value in terms of "outcomes".
"Outcomes " meaning concrete results as opposed to 1) keeping public sector workers in jobs just for the hell of it + votes 2) making the rest of us who earn our money more secure
1 AnswerPolitics1 decade agoIs England slowly becoming a matriarchal society ?
11 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoAmericans - How do you define Middle Class ? ?
A lot of the rhetoric at the DNC seems to be directed to appeal to the Middle Class.Who are the Middle classes.Are they the same as white collar workers or is it blue collar or some other demographic ?
5 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoTomight Homer called Marge's sisters "slags"?
Since when has "slags" been an American word.How long before they purloin "slappers" Back of Yanks These are our words/
1 AnswerComics & Animation1 decade agoWho on Earth would want to live in America ?
Tornadoes.Bears in your Garden. Hurricanes.Coyotes. Earthquakes. Racoons in your bins.Talkin' back to one.Stay in Blighty IMHO
21 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade agoAny canoeists out there ?
Things are getting a bit sticky for me just now what with the credit crunch and all.Just wondering about canoes and whether I should go for a kayak or the sort of open topeed ones canoe you see in Red Indian films.Any tips ?
7 AnswersBoats & Boating1 decade agoWhy are "free laptops" for 'poor' UK kids a good idea ?
Can some Labour supporter or anyone else give a proper justification for this project costing £100M What will the educational benefit be as opposed to securing the votes of the 2 million parents involved ?
As a seperate points the Education Minister said today they "know" that 1M kids in poverty have no laptop.How on earth do they "know" this.
Also having a laptop will according to the Govt increase average exams results by 1/2 a grade.What ever happened to books and homework ??
6 AnswersLaptops & Notebooks1 decade agoWhy are "free laptops" for 'poor' UK kids a good idea ?
Can some Labour supporter or anyone else give a proper justification for this project costing £100M What will the educational benefit be as opposed to securing the votes of the 2 million parents involved ?
As a seperate points the Education Minister said today they "know" that 1M kids in poverty have no laptop.How on earth do they "know" this.
Also having a laptop will according to the Govt increase average exams results by 1/2 a grade.What ever happened to books and homework ??
1 AnswerLaptops & Notebooks1 decade agoWhich are the coolest languages
After Mandarin and Dutch & Vietnamese (IMHO)
26 AnswersLanguages1 decade agoMy Berlingo 2.0 HDI............
........makes a brief buzzing noise after switching the ignition off.Any ideas ?
2 AnswersCitroen1 decade agoIs Arthur Scargill back ?
Arthur is back backing a hippie protest about E-On's latest coal powered power station.Where has he been since the 70's.Why surface now if he was right way back then ??
7 AnswersMythology & Folklore1 decade agoWomen Drivers : I drive 15K miles p.a in UK?
Every day I get stuck behind all sorts of females who stop 3+ feet before the give way line. Girls! The line is drawn so that when you put your front wheels on it you can see better.Why make it hard for yourselves !!!
15 AnswersCurrent Events1 decade agoYou can fool some of the people most of the time ..........those are the ones you need to concentrate on.?
Has this been Labour's political strategy over the years and are they where they are because this does not work anymore.
6 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoMrs.Darwin's defence was "Marital Coercion"?
Does this principle have any validity at all in 2008
7 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoAnyone remember Reggie Perrin ?
I seem to remember he faked a disappearance too but can't remember if any canoes were involved.
7 AnswersCurrent Events1 decade agoFather Ted arrested for War Crimes ?
Surely there's been some sort of mistake ??
12 AnswersCurrent Events1 decade agoWhere did the Money go then ?
No anti-immigrant or anti-ethnic diatribes, rants or insults please.Just interested in comments attempting to explain where these policies have gone wrong.
11 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoWhat do we Brits make of American comment re Mr.Obama ?
We are all entitled to having a go at politicians but doesn't a lot of it go too far ? More important why don't you get any sensible Questions/Answers as opposed to trolling/vitriol Give the man a chance for Pete's sake.If he's no good Don't Vote for Him.Don't you folks do proper politics any more ??
10 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoAmerica's role in the World?
What role can/should America have in the World 1) isolationist 2) imperialist 3) none of the above.
13 AnswersPolitics1 decade ago