tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post7070657690249689813..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: More on the VAT cutsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-24622602126378613612008-12-24T22:39:00.000+00:002008-12-24T22:39:00.000+00:00Rab C. Nesbitt - swearing is usually a sign of dee...Rab C. Nesbitt - swearing is usually a sign of deep frustration. Have been seeing a lot of that from Tories lately, I wonde why? :-)snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-83955821178399485102008-12-23T19:02:00.000+00:002008-12-23T19:02:00.000+00:00Comment moderation? What a shock. Fuckwit.Comment moderation? What a shock. Fuckwit.RantinRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557178651491442917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-85089597559520162302008-12-23T19:01:00.001+00:002008-12-23T19:01:00.001+00:00Is your blog for real? Who are you trying to convi...Is your blog for real? Who are you trying to convince with all the bullshit spin? Yourself? May I recommend old holborns' blog for a peak into the real world.RantinRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557178651491442917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-68658666792161176952008-12-20T22:44:00.000+00:002008-12-20T22:44:00.000+00:00broncodelsey - not sure what on earth you are talk...broncodelsey - not sure what on earth you are talking about - the latest polls show that people not only trust Brown to lead them during this world crisis, but that they think Brown is more honest than Cameron (though that one is self-evident)snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-56066444954660360032008-12-20T20:57:00.000+00:002008-12-20T20:57:00.000+00:00I guess in terms of the sheer carnage that Brown h...I guess in terms of the sheer carnage that Brown has inflicted on our economy,he easily surpasses Lamont as the worst post war Chancellor.<BR/>This accolade can be added to his worst poll ratings of any modern prime minister,quite some landmarks he's achieving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-42577527666341071342008-12-20T14:44:00.000+00:002008-12-20T14:44:00.000+00:00Danivon- you are correct - this is the first tax-c...Danivon- you are correct - this is the first tax-cut that is <I>visible</I> to the public, in the same way petrol prices are visible. Regarding increasing the personal allowance, I think it was considered, but when the american version bombed, it was ditched. No good giving people money to hoard - businesses (and thus jobs) disappear if people don't conduct normal commercial transactions.<BR/><BRsnowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-15321549034394907642008-12-18T10:59:00.000+00:002008-12-18T10:59:00.000+00:00Our pockets were bare,We'd no money to play,No foo...<A HREF="http://dungeekin.blogspot.com/2008/12/prat-who-cut-vat.html" REL="nofollow">Our pockets were bare</A>,<BR/>We'd no money to play,<BR/>No food in the house,<BR/>and our mortgage to pay.<BR/><BR/>I sat there with Sally,<BR/>We sat there, we two,<BR/>and I said "how I wish<BR/>That we had voted Blue!"<BR/><BR/>To poor to go out,<BR/>Business gone to the wall,<BR/>So we sat in the house,<BR/Dungeekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181585428709956991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-66638489836607671482008-12-13T13:26:00.000+00:002008-12-13T13:26:00.000+00:00One thing I've noticed is that when the VAT cut is...One thing I've noticed is that when the VAT cut is passed on at the till, people do a double take and then smile - it may only be 2% of the price, but they are getting money off what they thought was the price, even in a sale.<BR/><BR/>That warm feeling improves confidence, and might be making people more relaxed about buying things. I also think that people have been holding back until nearer Danivonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285259845700556283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-26948155536047732042008-12-12T18:27:00.000+00:002008-12-12T18:27:00.000+00:00So one store group says their sales based on a sin...So one store group says their sales based on a single week are up so that proves the VAT cut is working,get a grip of yourself.<BR/><BR/>Common sense would tell you that when prices are being discounted by upto 50% a further piddling reduction of 2.1% makes absolutely no difference.<BR/><BR/>Even the French rejected a VAT reduction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com