Political priorities
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 8:29pm
3 responses
It would cost £2.5 billion to abolish top up fees in the UK. Closing the loopholes in capital gains tax for the rich would raise £4.1 billion. The UK can afford to abolish top up fees; it is just a question of political priorities. Tax the young, or tax the rich: what would you do?
Tax the rich, give it to the students. The more students that pass, and get good jobs, the more rich people there will be to tax in the future, so there more money there will be for students, and the more students that pass and get good….. you get the idea
The wealthy ones keep their capital offshore, in the Channel Islands, Gibralter, Caymans etc.
This means they are rich enough to pay all and any educational fees/ costs etcetera that arise for their children.
The rest of us must stand and serve… after all, there are those who eat fillet steak, and those who must do with scrag ends.
It will only change through law, the elites do not want to be bothered with the cheaper cuts.
[...] Bethan Jenkins AM thinks we should close tax loopholes for the rich in order to help poorer, younger people, particularly with tuition fees. Given that Plaid no longer support the scrapping of tuition fees, and we aim to (even if we recognise that it is difficult), maybe she should reconsider her political priorities herself? [...]