Labour Government and penalties - all stick no carrot?

[paddyhasneeds]

Just been out for a couple of hours hoon and had the radio on.

Every single advert for anything such as completing your tax return, taxing your bike, taxing your car, declaring your car off road, basically you name it - there was no mention of the benefits of doing things a certain way, or how it would help you, or save you money, simply the "Do it on time to avoid a penalty" or "If you don't do it the way we want you to..." mantra.

Not so much a rant as an observation, not sure of what exactly.

[anonymous-user]

I agree. This government does not even understand the concept of providing encouragement to the majority to create a better society for all. I think the only thing they encourage is work shy scroungers and teenage mums'. Sad!

[MitchT]

Labour = All stick and no carrot. I've been observing precisely the same thing for... at least a decade.

[CobolMan]

MitchT said:

Labour = All stick and no carrot.

You forgot the 'and no effing idea' MitchT

[Prof Beard]

They think that the important thing about carrots and sticks is where you stick the carrot...

[Jasandjules]

Is this some kind of surprise? The Labour Govt is all about state control. And the more state control you have, the more money you need, thus the more taxes you need to raise.

[Simpo Two]

It's been building up for years - I particularly resent the 'we know where you live and we're going to crush your car if you don't behave' angle. Normally that woud be called 'demanding money with menaces' - but as it comes from the same august body that makes the law, they can get away with it.


'It's all in the database' say Miss Smug. Ah right, so you mean it's actually on a seat on the 8.14 from Reading then?

[Tycho]

Unfortunately the stick approach costs less than the carrot and this government has pissed all our money away as per usual for a Labour government.