How many rooms does George Monbiot have?
Discussion
Ozzie Osmond said:
The risk is that sooner or later the "have-nots" will simply vote to "have". Those who currently "have" need to be awake, paying attention and working out how to avoid that situation.
That is 'exactly' the situation Labour were trying to engineer during their time in power.Fact of the matter is; if the country gets to that state...the wealthy really WILL leave the country......and then we'll see Britain slide down in standard very very quickly.
Spiritual_Beggar said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
The risk is that sooner or later the "have-nots" will simply vote to "have". Those who currently "have" need to be awake, paying attention and working out how to avoid that situation.
That is 'exactly' the situation Labour were trying to engineer during their time in power.Fact of the matter is; if the country gets to that state...the wealthy really WILL leave the country......and then we'll see Britain slide down in standard very very quickly.
The rest isn't difficult to figure out.
Edited by turbobloke on Tuesday 4th January 15:31
thinfourth2 said:
Deva Link said:
I meant "ideally" for the younger people who are trying to find and buy family homes.
I'm sure as people got older they would move into these places *if* they were in their current neighbourhood *and* the right sort of space and facilities were available. I was reading about one in Birmingham recently and it was massively over-subscribed.
The problem isI'm sure as people got older they would move into these places *if* they were in their current neighbourhood *and* the right sort of space and facilities were available. I was reading about one in Birmingham recently and it was massively over-subscribed.
Small house = st area
Build quality small properties and they may well be an asset for hundreds of years.
fido said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
- Almost all of the wealth is concentrated in 5% of the population.
grumbledoak said:
ShadownINja said:
I know what book you've been reading.
Robert T. Kiyosaki would be my guess.Everyone should be made to read that at school.
Fittster said:
thinfourth2 said:
Deva Link said:
I meant "ideally" for the younger people who are trying to find and buy family homes.
I'm sure as people got older they would move into these places *if* they were in their current neighbourhood *and* the right sort of space and facilities were available. I was reading about one in Birmingham recently and it was massively over-subscribed.
The problem isI'm sure as people got older they would move into these places *if* they were in their current neighbourhood *and* the right sort of space and facilities were available. I was reading about one in Birmingham recently and it was massively over-subscribed.
Small house = st area
Build quality small properties and they may well be an asset for hundreds of years.
P.s. Not all small houses are in a st area i know this as we as a family owned the house with the narrowest frontage <BIG PAUSE> in the world. Just most are in st areas
Fittster said:
fido said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
- Almost all of the wealth is concentrated in 5% of the population.
You'd do well to find a half decent 3 bed semi for less than £500k round here.
Moonbat seems not to understand the single person's council tax discount. I live alone, and see no reason why I should pay anywhere near what my neighbour (with 4 people in the exact same design of house) pays. I use a tiny fraction of the council services she receives, so bks to paying any more than I already do.
ShadownINja said:
It certainly made me think. His follow-up book wasn't so great as it just talked about running a business IIRC. Buy low, tell everyone, sell high, retire give or take a few steps.
He's got four, now. I have all of them. The first one says it best, though there is some interesting stuff in all of them.Spiritual_Beggar said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
The risk is that sooner or later the "have-nots" will simply vote to "have". Those who currently "have" need to be awake, paying attention and working out how to avoid that situation.
That is 'exactly' the situation Labour were trying to engineer during their time in power.Fact of the matter is; if the country gets to that state...the wealthy really WILL leave the country......and then we'll see Britain slide down in standard very very quickly.
Why do so many people seemingly harbor such a bitter attitude ? They'll never get on if they keep harping back to some old prejudice . . .
Busa_Rush said:
That's the biggest problem with our Party politcal system at the moment.Neither is doing what's 'best for the country'. Both (come on....it's not like the Libs will survive much longer) keep trying to get one up on the other at the cost of soundbite politcs...but no real benfit to the country.
It makes me think that;
stick a bunch of kids in charge, like that CH4 program (i think it was CH4) did with that office or town (you know the one), and we'd be no worse off!
Pesty said:
Is monbiot the newspaper writers version of a Troll?
he only ever writes 'controversial' bkss and seems to do it for the sake of it.
Does he run it by the editor? I suppose so. The mind boggles, it really fking does!!!!!he only ever writes 'controversial' bkss and seems to do it for the sake of it.
Only the most ardent of lefties would accept somebody imposed on them, in their house, and accept it.
12gauge said:
ShadownINja said:
12gauge said:
ShadownINja said:
We already pay a tax based on its value when we buy a house...
Whats your point?If i choose not to be a homeowner and store my wealth somewhere else (stocks, savings) I pay either income tax on the savings (20 or 40%), or CGT. When you come to sell your house, you pay no such tax.
If i have my life savings in cash or stocks, why shouldnt i get the same tax benefits that a homeowner, whose life savings are his house, would?
Your views seems to suggest anyone that doesnt own a home should be treated as a second class citizen.
'You' assumes that you describe your choice/circumstances rather than a hypothetical; if so substitute 'they'.
Stirs pot and retires to watch the outrage unfold. HTH!
Ozzie Osmond said:
Before dismissing all this stuff too swiftly it's worth bearing in mind
AKA 'cull'.- Almost all of the wealth is concentrated in 5% of the population.
- A 40% vote in favour of any party promoting nationalisation of property (with or without compensation) would almost certainly be enough to get the job done.
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