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George Osborne is stupid or naive or a liar. Or all of the above.

88 replies

DashingRedhead · 10/04/2012 10:33

Apparently he's shocked at the tiny amount of tax paid by the richest in the country. Hmm

But I'm not. And he's Chancellor of the Exchequer. And I'm not.

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ttosca · 10/04/2012 12:43

Cogito-

didn't make anything public but were instead 'intensely relaxed' about people getting filthy rich.

That's 'staying' rich, rather than 'getting' rich, as social mobility is at a low point historically.

How do you think the Tory scum feel about the filthy rich staying rich? Do you think they object to this, while everybody else suffers austerity, or do you think they remain 'intensely relaxed' about it?

ttosca · 10/04/2012 12:41

It's not that he's bothering to look at anything, Cogito. He knows very well that the rich avoid paying tax because:

a) He's in charge of the tax regime

b) All his rich buddies having been avoiding tax all their lives

c) Tax avoidance by the rich (and corporations) has been a well-known problem in the public realm for decades now.

UnChartered · 10/04/2012 12:35

twat

CogitoErgoSometimes · 10/04/2012 12:33

At least he's bothering to look at sample tax returns and making the findings public. The previous lot presumably had the same information, didn't express surprise, didn't close down tax loopholes, didn't make anything public but were instead 'intensely relaxed' about people getting filthy rich.

ttosca · 10/04/2012 12:27

lol! A Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer allegedly shocked by millionaires not paying their taxes...

I think Tories must be having a nervous breakdown and using comedy as some sort of coping mechanism or something.

ssd · 10/04/2012 11:22

he hides cos he cant look anyone in the eye

AnxiousPanxious · 10/04/2012 11:07

I read that he keeps out of the public eye as much as he can because he knows how badly he comes over. So he hides, rather than trying to come over better by being a better man who does better things. Says a lot.

ssd · 10/04/2012 11:05

he's trying to treat us all like 5 yr olds Angry

seb1 · 10/04/2012 11:03

OP, those descriptions are the people spec. for being a tory MP didn't you know that Shock Wink

ABitSnowyOutside · 10/04/2012 10:53

I see him as

Whether he actually does anything to remedy his shockedness remains to be seen.

LackaDAISYcal · 10/04/2012 10:51

I believe he is a liar who stupidly and naively thinks the electorate are convinced by his lies.

TheCrackFox · 10/04/2012 10:50

I think I will put him in the "lying" category.

AnxiousPanxious · 10/04/2012 10:34

I follow @DrunkGeorgeOsborne on Twitter. I recommend this as a way to lower your blood pressure. It's hard to see the man even as a normal human being now.

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