The UK, new government good or bad

[nickashley]

Just want to see what you guys think, you may or may not know that the recent general election resulted in the Conservative party being in power. For the benefit of the americans on here this is a bit like the republicans (High taxes, keeping the rich rich and the poor poor, slight racist undertones ect.). The first thing this new government did was raise the vat rate (which is sales tax) to 20% from 17.5%. As a buisness owner this will cripple my finances and discourage people from parting with their cash, the flip side is that my country is in a lot of debt and their saying its nessisery for a brighter future.

I would really like your oppinions on this as I'm torn for my next vote.

Somthing else you might find amusing, I'm doing some reasearch on just how currupt my local council is. Already my findings are beyond belief but I will post full details when im done.

[sociald1077]

Holy shit. And I thought Washington States 9.8% sales tax was a rod in the corn hole.

[JeanZM]

BAD...

I would just leave that as my reply as it sums it up but it makes a pretty pathetic response so I'll just have to quote Karl Marx: 'The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.' And the Conservatives are certainly the summary of the rich. I hate that the government can't even be bothered governing which is what a Tory (conservative) government means. I also have to say I feel bad for all those people who vote Liberal Democrat in hopes of keeping out Tory or even Trident, that didn't work out too well... I can't say anymore thinking about it too much makes me want to cry.

[pbsaurus]

VAT is Value Added Tax which is similar to a sales tax but not quite.  As far as what I think, it's a coalition government not truly a conservative win.  As a source for GB political commentary I recommend The Economist

[xolik]

Fuck the rich. There won't be world peace until everybody is wearing one of those Kim Dong Ill suits.

[12AX7]

There will never be world peace. That is unhuman.

[xolik]

Do we really want world peace, though? It's quite an effective population control measure. The only warfare worth abolishing is class.