tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221901955641373488.post558909282136183390..comments2024-03-20T07:12:19.838+00:00Comments on A VIEW FROM HAM COMMON: I've warned in the past about how good David Cameron is with words. I'm big enough to admit that I may have been wrong about that....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221901955641373488.post-82489232677483926172011-04-28T12:58:11.551+01:002011-04-28T12:58:11.551+01:00You miss my point - the FLT driver is reluctant an...You miss my point - the FLT driver is reluctant and indeed probably voted against Labour in 2010 as he felt that he was paying too much tax and not getting enough back. Without costed plans Labour won't win his vote back as he'll assume that all they'll want to do is ramp up taxes without performing the balancing act of benefit reforms, sound money management and helping him out with the tax.<br /><br />And it depends if you believe that there is an ever-expanding demand in future jobs that requires a degree to perform it properly.<br /><br />Engineering, IT, Maths, English - yes he gets that - but not the arts who he thinks anyone talented enough would be able to shine in anyway.<br /><br />As I said also you make the assumption that he wants or has been lucky enough to find a partner with whom to have children. Labour put their `won't you think of the children` client group above him in the end without explaining why he should be discriminated against.<br /><br />Remember he gets nowt from the state apart from NHS, any subsidy to block grant for the local council and perhaps subsidised medicines when he may be seeing down the road as he sees it people living the life of reilly AND getting everything paid for.<br /><br />While out canvassing for the Lib Dems I came across this very sort of person and was able to turn a non-voter to someone who might consider voting due to the local council's successes with crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221901955641373488.post-2998650118751146132011-04-28T11:36:47.403+01:002011-04-28T11:36:47.403+01:00Yes - but maybe, just maybe, - the taxes the fork...Yes - but maybe, just maybe, - the taxes the fork lift truck driver is paying are going to subsidise his own children's Uni education. cameron's comments assume that there's no chance of that....Richard Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546947405923306990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221901955641373488.post-56653908875455145292011-04-28T11:34:02.026+01:002011-04-28T11:34:02.026+01:00Think about the assumptions behind that. So nobody...Think about the assumptions behind that. So nobody in that factory would have kids who go to university – but irrespective of their abilities, Cameron's kids definitely will, and so will their bosses '.<br /><br />Actually i think YOU'VE missed the point on that one. It IS true that someone who's a fork lift truck driver is subsidising someone who is going to uni. As it stands that fork lift truck driver might be able to go to uni now and not have to pay any fees back if he/she doesn't go above 21k. <br /><br />The real issue is how Labour are ducking the issue by not putting forward any plans. <br /><br />You are correct on everything else - it will not matter a jot if Labour put forward a flawed agenda that doesn't add up and the economy is in better shape.<br /><br />Nick Clegg has got to be the most vilified yet the most under-rated politician in British history. Then a prophet is never honoured in his own country - the truth is never fashionable and always hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com