General Election: Who the hell am I going to vote for???

But that is what is happening now anyway, the head of the family is liable to pay the tax for the rest of the family.
Only difference is that the way it is now, some of their neighbours are also subsidising them..

Especially houses with only one or two occupants.

 

Got to agree @ARMANDII, but aint that right then.
Why should you pay more for the same services just based on the house you live in.


Surely you should only pay more, if you use those services more.
And more people in the house adds up to more use of the services, in my reckoning.

 

Which is exactly what isn't fair!!! There was an elderly lady living next door to us, the charges for her having water/ electricity/ gas/ and a telephone line, even though she used very little of either, were the same as a family of 6 using all the amenities often!! How is that fair?

 

Funny but I would pay more tax for our own services. I am afraid I would not give immigrates our benefits, I would change the amount they can claim only after 5 years to the exact amount they would get in their country of origin. NO NHS unless they have insurance, Maybe life threatening illness and accident charged to the country's embassy If they become homeless for 3 months or commit a crime. put them back on a plane to their country of origin and block their re-entry. I would have a looser link with Europe, I would not let them dictate our laws and if that is not possible I would leave the EU. I would not do the fast track rail. I would improve the general railway and the carriages starting up north and do the south last. . I would charge immigrates the extra difference in cost to education in their homeland for children. Then if they can't or wont pay I would take them away within 3 months by military uncomfortable plane and they can appeal in their country of origin AND I would make a law all appeals All are done in country of origin for right to come here if refused blocked from re-entry asylim seekers I would also place them in a holding sentre with very basic conditions no right to roam outside free to be removed from this country on request so we don't break their human rights. I know I am wicked with these wishes but everyone is taking advantage of us using our system when our own kids cannot get work, housing, jobs, security enough is enough.

 

So your Daughters didn't use the street lighting, pavements, schools, police, road sweepers, fire, and all the other things the rest of us benefit by, but rarely think about?

And yes we would all like more.
But that's because you aint paying enough

 

The poll tax to me was,
the previous year was rate's i had to pay £650 for the year,the poll tax £200 per head over the age 18 the kids to young,me and the missus £400 saving £250 the year.
Then it went to council tax and what do you know i'd done some work to the house of course it had to be re accessed band a to band c £1000 per year well done the anty poll tax peeps
now in different house and reluctant to do any work to it

 

Usually as a single person you get reductions to council tax, water, fuel i she poor get £140 to help the bills plus winter fuel allowance. Telephone she can get a mobile pay as you go. If she was also disabled she may get a discount for community charge .

If you live in a big house in a nice area why not pay more community charge.
You can always sell up and buy a smaller property in a less well off area cheaper band money in bank not so bad. I live in a deprived area band B but my house is paradise.

If you have a big family on a water metre, the water companies give discounts to families with 3 or more children too.

 

At the end of the day nothing will change from tomorrow except that things will get worse and more expensive at the same time for the masses. On that cheery note

 

Ok, forget poll tax/council tax. I would stop child benefit.

On a serious note though it is a silly benefit. The money save could be redirected to the genuinely needy, proper NHS dental care and towards the education system. Raising children is expensive and should be the parents responsibility. It's a choice, not a right. Sorry.
I stopped at one because I knew I could afford that. Didn't know that she would be studying to be a doctor now though so it'll be another few years before I stop shelling out.

I still couldn't vote tory even if it was a declared policy as opposed to one they may well sneak in (the cuts have got to come from somewhere).