The Birdman
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If Brighton residents watch this today I don't think the greens will be running Brighton after May
£159bn is already spent on benefits.
A "basic income" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income) is one of the first steps we can take to reducing inequality.
£159bn is already spent on benefits.
I saw a headline yesterday saying Greens would ask Queen to leave Buckingham Palace. Please tell me this was a hoax, I didn't have time to see full article
They want stagnant, even negative growth. I can't think of anything wrong with that.
Yes, I was joking, maybe I should have made it more clear. All those things are precisely what is wrong with that policy. Especially when they want to raise foreign aid, when there won't be any money to give.My goodness. You can't see anything wrong with a recession? Err...rising unemployment, lower tax receipts, more people trapped in benefits, more house repossessions, greater strain on the welfare state....
Sorry matey but I'm completely gobsmacked with your comment. Have you not thought this through at all?
Yes, I was joking, maybe I should have made it more clear. All those things are precisely what is wrong with that policy. Especially when they want to raise foreign aid, when there won't be any money to give.
It is tragic for all of us that the only realistic democratic option on the "left" is the Green Party. I empathise with the Green Party, I hope they do well, but I do agree with the theme of this thread that the way they represent socialism is incomplete or unworkable.
Could it be that it's simply impossible for the proletariat to be represented in democracy anymore? I fear for the future, as economic inequality is spiralling out of control, and if it continues like it is it will ultimately kill the economy.
The tragedy is that the wealth is there, it's just in the wrong places & the only party trying to address this is the Green Party, who appear to be poorly run with no genuine expectations to gain any kind of power as reflected in their unconvincing policies.