Originally Posted by
Nige321
Sorry, can't fault the original post.
McD's policies will have exactly the effect noted.
During the last election campaign, Jerremy Vine intervied all of the main pary leaders live on his radio show.
Corbyn was brilliant at the social stuff, but that's where it all ended.
When asked about defence, business, foreign policy, and other non-social departments he was lost.
The only stock answer he could come up with was that he'd pay for eveything by taxing business.
The fact that nearly half the working population (ie. The 'Poor'...) don't actually pay any tax and the fact that over a quarter of the UK's tax take is paid by around 100,000 people (Many of whom will leave the UK under a Corbyn gov) was lost on him...
The poor, who have been voting Labour for the last century or so, are still poor...
It's in Corbyn and McD's interest to keep them that way...
Imho, the 'social stuff' is the heart of government, it is what it takes to ensure 'the consent of the governed', so Corbin has the essentials right.
It is surely indicative of sustained bad policies if half the working population is not paying taxes and even worse if wealth distribution is so skewed that 100,000 people out of maybe 25 million working citizens account for 25% of government revenues.