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The rich ger richer

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newwave · 08/05/2011 22:22

It is reported today that the richest section of our society has seen their wealth increase by 20% since the Tories came to power whilst the average wage has lost value.

Anyone suprised by this. Same old Tories

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shuddaville · 08/05/2011 23:41

Does anyone really care abouth the gap bewteen rich and poor? It seems to be an obsession of the far left who are following a marxist agenda.

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newwave · 08/05/2011 23:39

Carmina, nice try.

The gap between rich and poor shamefully increased under Labour but poverty itself did not increase and in fact decreased.

Under Thatcher/Major and under this Tory government poverty itself increased/is increasing. Inflicting mass unemployment has the effect of increasing poverty whilst increasing employment has the opposite effect. Guess which party always increases unemployment.

Still as Tories say, "it's a price worth paying" as long as your not a banker.

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carminaburana · 08/05/2011 23:29

Newwave - the gap between rich and poor grew significantly under Labour - in fact, after 13 years of Labour the gap was at it's widest since the WW2

You really have to stop backing losers.

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newwave · 08/05/2011 23:20

wiko, as reported on the Andrew Marr show in the paper review section from the Times on Sunday.

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wikolite · 08/05/2011 23:15

What do you mean by the richest section of society? It seems highly unlikely that any socio-economic group has increased its wealth by 20% in one year.

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newwave · 08/05/2011 23:12

Maybe it is because in some case it is because of the exploitation of their UK and 3rd world wokforces

Maybe it is because of the tax avoidance and tax evasion which all Tory governments either turn a blind eye to or even collude in.

The trickle down theory did not work for Thatchers government and wont work now. The rich get richer BECAUSE IN PART the poor get poorer, a transfer of money from the poor to the rich happens everytime the Tories are in power.

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longfingernails · 08/05/2011 22:58

Maggie says it best.

longfingernails · 08/05/2011 22:56

It is very sad that the poor are getting poorer in the short-term - but the only way the poor will get richer in the long-term is if the rich get even richer.

This is the great fallacy of the "inequality" doctrine that the "progressive majority" in places like Islington and Camden prattle on about. Governments cannot create wealth, they can only consume it. Only entrepreneurs can create wealth - and in doing so, those who succeed will get very rich. The left seem to think this is a bad thing, for some unfathomable reason.

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newwave · 08/05/2011 22:52

The rich getting richer is a matter for great celebration.

Then why are wages stagnant or going into reverse

How do you feel about the poor getting poorer or is that a matter for celebration as well.

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longfingernails · 08/05/2011 22:38

The rich getting richer is a matter for great celebration.

That wealth will be used to create hundreds of thousands of productive, private sector, tax generating jobs. Hopefully, these jobs will be in Britain - but sadly, policy errors like the 50p top tax rate make this less likely.

In any case, though, I don't think the Tories (or Labour) have had much to do with these figures. Almost all of the richest people in our country have made their money in international businesses.

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