UrbonMaximus
@UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
You clearly are invested in this issue, but your are missing the point.
You might not be aware of other industries, but it’s a very similar situation in most essential businesses - high equipment costs and low margins.
I would still argue that family members who inherit a business are in a better position then, for example, a 20 year old waiter who inherits their mom’s house in London. They also need to pay taxes that they can’t afford.
Anyways… No one is saying that farmers or any essential businesses shouldn’t get support. It’s just that inheritance tax exemption is the wrong one, because if you create a loophole the rich will exploit it.
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
How is that different from any other family that inherits a business? The nominal amount might be different, but it’s the same situation. If they can’t afford to keep it, they need to sell - it’s a frustrating situation for everyone, I don’t see why farmers need to be special. As I said before, to protect society from wealth hoarding, inheritance tax is a necessity and should be properly enforced.
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
I don’t see how inheritance tax is to blame. You’d pay less on inheritance tax than paying income/capital gains tax on selling your land. I suspect other reasons were at play.
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
Sorry that your parents had to sell, but it sounds like you’re blaming the wrong people.
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
What a strange take. I definitely think that we should support farmers, but not by excepting them from inheritance taxes. We should incentives the correct things - If they work the land give them subsidies.
If you don’t tax inheritance you’re creating a generational wealth hoarding. Let’s take Jeremy Clarkson for example - he openly stated that the reason he bought farmland was so that his children can inherit it tax free. If he didn’t have a farming tv show, he would lease that land to actual farmers.
It might be different in other parts of the world, but in the UK, that has relatively high population density, sitting on farm land for generations can be very very lucrative. Most of the richest pieces of real estate in this country were farmland a century or two ago.
- Comment on Record breaker Starmer is the 'most unpopular PM since polling began' 3 weeks ago:
I haven’t read through the UK’s proposed plans for the ID card
I can see that.
They don’t suggest to create an ID number, but rather a digital version of an ID card. There’s already an NI number that most government services are tied to. There are provisional driving licences that you can get without knowing how to drive.
It doesn’t seem that there’s a problem that this digital ID will solve.
The public didn’t ask for this. The senior civil servants who are the experts didn’t suggest or advise on it. This is coming straight from a politician’s think thank and vested interests, so of course no one is trusting it. It’s the track and trace app all over again.
I wouldn’t oppose a physical ID if they’d offer to print it and give to every citizen for free. But a mandatory app on your personal device is, as you said, a privacy nightmare.
- Comment on UK government wins appeal over ruling that would have blocked asylum-seekers staying in hotel 1 month ago:
Technically, aren’t they kind of both?
No. The refugee convention states that it is not illegal to come here by any means necessary. If the UK is not happy with it, they can resign from the convention. Until then, the UK needs to follow the law.
- Comment on UK government wins appeal over ruling that would have blocked asylum-seekers staying in hotel 1 month ago:
Seems like you’re confusing asylum seekers with illegal migrants.
- Comment on British defence firms tell staff not to charge phones in Chinese-built EVs over fears of espionage 5 months ago:
All modern cars are a major privacy issue to the consumer. This though is a guideline to employees of high risk companies, who believe that China wants their data specifically.
- Comment on Disposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from June 11 months ago:
It’s not the most user friendly option, I agree, but definitely refillable.
- Comment on Disposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales from June 11 months ago:
I’ve never seen a “disposable” lighter that didn’t have a gas filling hole.
- Comment on Government should “urgently” legalise e-scooters says shared transport charity - says serious safety incidents are rare 1 year ago:
Are you going to apply the same rules to pedal assist bikes? Or are you planning to single out e-scooters only, like tfl did for some reason?
- Comment on Government should “urgently” legalise e-scooters says shared transport charity - says serious safety incidents are rare 1 year ago:
Acoustic bikes? What kind of witchery is that? Do you sing to unlock them or do they play music while you ride?
- Comment on Oh jeez 1 year ago:
Technically correct, but your comment makes it sound like the military is actively commissioning movies, which is not the case. When Hollywood wants to make historical or war movies, they have few options:
- Buy the equipment - one military ship or airplane can be more than the whole movie’s budget.
- Prop/CGI - may look bad and doesn’t guaranty to be cheaper.
- Get all the gear for free, loaned out from the military (including training and specialists) - but they get to edit and approve your script.
I wish there were more options for independent and critical movie makers.
- Comment on Which IELTS exam is necessary for work visa in UK? 1 year ago:
You need the IELTS UKVI (general) test which is provided by the British Council specifically. It’s the same exam, but stricter facilities. The ‘normal’ test won’t be accepted by the Home Office.
- Comment on Reform UK pulls to within two points of Tories in latest YouGov poll 1 year ago:
I don’t know if it’s your reading comprehension or you’re just confused, but I urge you to re-read my comments - I’m not trying to convince you of anything, you clearly made your decision and it doesn’t seem to be based on any empirical evidence.
You made some bold claims though and I’m here to challenge you on those.
- You claim to be a “leftie”.
- You voted remain.
- You want to reform FPTP and immigration.
- Apparently reform are the only ones to hit all the boxes.
So my answer is this… If you vote Reform, you’re not a leftie. If you vote Farage, you’re not a Remainer either. There are other parties who want to reform voting and immigration with better track record, actual councillors and more humane policies.
- Comment on Reform UK pulls to within two points of Tories in latest YouGov poll 1 year ago:
Why would I vote for libdem? Because they want to get rid of FPTP and fix immigration, your main two important issues. But it seems like you’re adding extra steps now…
Anyways, reading your other comments here, you’ve confirmed what others already suspected - you don’t really want to fix the root issues of immigration, you’re just a xenophob.
- Comment on Reform UK pulls to within two points of Tories in latest YouGov poll 1 year ago:
If those are your main issues, how are they any different from greens or libdems?
- Comment on Reform UK pulls to within two points of Tories in latest YouGov poll 1 year ago:
Assuming you’re not trolling. Can you please expand on what good points do you think they offer?
- Comment on Mr Bates vs Post Office drama lost £1m, ITV boss says 1 year ago:
You need TV licence, so no, not free.
- Comment on tesco and sainsburys hit with technical issues 1 year ago:
What do you do when you need to update all the machines with your setup?