tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post7213685831052412463..comments2023-09-20T13:32:30.933+01:00Comments on Scottish Law Reporter: Data shows ConDems Bedroom Tax linked to increase in rent arrears all over ScotlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-55738154227212071492013-08-08T09:49:01.723+01:002013-08-08T09:49:01.723+01:00CamClegg the oppressors of the poor and I don'...CamClegg the oppressors of the poor and I don't just mean mean the unemployed and sick. If they wanted a decent wage, they could abolish tax credits. The Political Philosopher John Rawls was concerned about how money could destroy democracy. We have Kleptocracy where the government exists to increase the personal wealth and political power of its officials and the ruling class at the expense of the wider population. They have achieved domination through ideology. This seduction is a myth, the property ladder implies people can keep climbing but it is underpinned by the financiers and when prices exceed the ability to buy the whole machine grinds to a halt. You wont find the CamCleggs of this world and their bankers in negative equity or their homes repossessed. Sorry for going off subject a little but the Bedroom Tax will fail because it was not thought out. It is simply a reflection of this governments hostility to the poor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-80187071679809487442013-08-08T09:40:28.903+01:002013-08-08T09:40:28.903+01:00Many people who bought their council houses are fi...Many people who bought their council houses are finding their young sons and daughters cannot afford to buy a house. Every policy has its glitches and the property owning democracy was about creating debt slaves and this has pushed house prices out of people's reach. As usual the architects of the privatization policy and their bankers don't suffer the consequences of it. People should squabble less about what they have or don't have and look at the architects of privatization, they are the winners isolated from the policies consequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-65798282916975933822013-08-08T09:35:23.809+01:002013-08-08T09:35:23.809+01:00The Bedroom Tax was their method to get the poores...The Bedroom Tax was their method to get the poorest in society to pay the deficit, and New Labour were responsible for the ATOS contracts with the same objective in mind. The Conservatives knew there were not enough properties to enable tenants to downsize. They don't wan my spare room for another family, they want to kill off the remaining council houses. Cameron, Clegg, Milliband and Salmond have more in common with each other than the people who elected them. I wonder with consternation where all this will end for the sick and poor. I am glad I have no children the way this world is going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-65628486283632920292013-08-08T01:01:08.777+01:002013-08-08T01:01:08.777+01:00”That is why we have made a commitment to the peop...”That is why we have made a commitment to the people of Scotland that we will scrap the bedroom tax following a successful referendum vote next year. This will be done within a year of independence and we will have the practical arrangements in place to ensure that this happens.<br />==================================<br />Carrots before Donkeys Nicola? You don't give a damn about people like me caught up in the Bedroom Tax. I trust you as much as I trust CamClegg. It is the politicians who are in it together. <br /><br />It is like you wanting 16 to 18 year olds to be allowed to vote in the referendum. Why because at that age they are not politically astute and will play the nationalist card. I trust no politician, front men and women for powerful bureaucracies who are above the law. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com