Comments on: Labour needs policies that end low paid and low skilled work https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: UKIP https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/comment-page-2/#comment-723224 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:17:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-723224 In reply to Guest.

I’m not a politician so they can’t vote for me. Are you?

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/comment-page-2/#comment-621069 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:29:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-621069 In reply to UKIP.

Who said they were voting for you here?
Moreover, there’s plenty of the left here, Labour being moderate right…

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By: UKIP https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/comment-page-2/#comment-617838 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:50:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-617838 Why do you keep voting for these numpties who do nothing for the working class who they claim to represent?

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/comment-page-2/#comment-617531 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:48:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-617531 In reply to Jack.

Nope, but thanks for being wrong as usual.

You’re talking about yourself, Dave/LB.
I’d have tax rules which applied to everyone, on a non-discriminatory basis, under the law.

You call that the same as your arrant discrimination and hate-raising.

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By: Professor David Bailey https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-615445 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:48:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-615445 And part of the reason why the govt’s tax receipts are so low is that the UK is good at creating so many low paid jobs where people don’t pay tax… low pay isn’t good for the Exchequer, either.

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By: Peter Martin https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-615019 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:17:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-615019 It has to be remembered that income = spending. Any of us who has ever earned any money has only done so because someone else has spent it.

Therefore, if we want incomes to be higher we need spending to be higher too. As those who are on low incomes don’t have that much spending power any increase cannot come from them.

It could come from overseas spenders. That would need UK exports to increase, which in turn would mean a lower £. That’s not likely to happen anytime soon. All talk of “export led recoveries” invariably comes to nothing as we all know.

So, that leaves Government who need to spend more and/or tax less. They need to increase taxes on those who are less likely to spend their money, ie the wealthy, and reduce taxes on those who are, the rest of us!

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By: Jack https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-614766 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:54:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-614766 In reply to Guest.

There’s a basic irony at the heart of your accusations about “the Other”.

You have your own Other: it’s anyone with money.

But because you feel sufficiently self-righteous and convinced of your own moral superiority, it’s perfectly okay for you to demonize one group of people, whilst accusing others of ‘spewing hate’ at another group.

They are examples of the exactly the same thing.

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-614688 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-614688 In reply to The_Average_Joe_UK.

What a surprise, call the Jew a Nazi and threaten to murder him, you’re showing your true colours to the world!

And I see, you’re trying to BURN wages, not just attack them, I was being too nice again, as you turn from PC bigotry to threats and hate-mongering as your immediate response to being challenged.

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-614687 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:01:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-614687 In reply to CGR.

No surprise, Putinite Russian, you are trying to drive down UK wages by smashing our trade. Your fake concern about that, when you’re simply out to help Russia and if some non-Russians get hurt because of your propaganda, why…non-Russians, eh?

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By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labour-needs-policies-that-end-low-paid-and-low-skilled-work/#comment-614686 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:00:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=89607#comment-614686 In reply to GhostofJimMorrison.

Indeed, the boring truth which you can’t counter…is the boring truth.

Thanks for your clear admission you simply want to reduce wages.

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