To think we don't need austerity

[BreakingDad77]

Seeing as we give away £93 billion to businesses
www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/07/corporate-welfare-a-93bn-handshake

and that all those people going on about tightening belts, cutting tax credits etc etc have become sucked into the Tory PR machine.

[User100]

YANBU. A lot of economists said austerity in the last parliament was a bad idea, even more think the plans for this parliament is unnecessary and ideological.

[redbinneo]

Austerity is another name for living within one's means. Most opponents are socialists who just love spending other peoples money.

[User100]

Redbinno - what do you think of the idea of counter cyclical fiscal policy?

[BettyCatKitten]

Austerity is an ideology. Public money into private hands.

[EastMidsMummy]

We spent billions and billions of pounds of taxpayers money bailing out the banking industry. It is surely reasonable that the poor, disabled and disadvantaged should have to pay for it.

[howtorebuild]

Yanbu.

[Athenaviolet]

Austerity is ideological.

It's just a word for taking from the poor (who don't live in marginal seats and will never vote Tory) and giving to the rich (who live in marginals and will vote Tory)

[Flisspaps]

YANBU

[Wideopenspace]

That is bollocks redbinneo

YANBU OP

[BettyCatKitten]

Yanbu op, but be prepared for an onslaught

[GiddyOnZackHunt]

Yanbu. It is ideological and government economics is somewhat different to household economics.

[griselda101]

yanbu x infinity!

[MrsTerryPratchett]

YANBU. But God help you on this thread.

[redbinneo]

Wideopen
You think that taxpayers should fund taxtakers?

[ghostyslovesheep]

YANBU it is TOTALLY ideological

[ghostyslovesheep]

as a tax payer I think I should fund services and support for those worse off than myself - yes :)

[Fantasyland]

YANBU Its common sense if peoples tax credits cut, jobs cut, scaremongering of Britain having no money equals people with actual less money to spend and then businesses start folding.

Half the people haven't realised it will hit them next april, an average person will lose £1100 from tax credits that is a lot of money

[howtorebuild]

Who are tax payers? I would love a definition as it sure isn't just those in work paying tax. San pro anyone?

[MoreBeta]

We need austerity and we need to stop paying subsidy to businesses.

Corporate welfare annoys me intensely and in general I vote Tory and am pro-business.

[Fantasyland]

Wonders what page of replies before someone mentions that we need austerity or end up like Greece. If anything Greece shows austerity does not work and causes people to riot/protest and the country is on the verge of collapsing

[redbinneo]

User 100:
It's an idea, but not universally supported, personally I would go for spending what we earn.

[BathtimeFunkster]

YANBU

Austerity is making the country poorer.

But people seem to have a massive hard of for grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt.

So we'll keep beggaring our selves for no good reason.

[redbinneo]

Fantasyland:
What a great name, where does the money come from? Mr & Mrs Fantasy and the Fantasy fairy?

[RagstheInvincible]

Possibly not, but the gentleman in No 11 Downing Street thinks we do and it's his call.

[BathtimeFunkster]

personally I would go for spending what we earn.

Ah, you think we are talking about household finances.

No, it's really quite different when you're talking about economies with their own currency.