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For me a fair tax system isn't one in which people pay what they can afford, it's a system where everyone pays the same. I know that we will just have to disagree about that, and I know mine is a minority view, but it is what it is. Fairness for me is everyone being treated the same. It's also...

Being in charge of public finances is not "managing the economy". In fact, nobody can manage the economy, the very concept is flawed. The economy is a complex web of an incalculable number of decisions made by everyone in each moment. Attempting to "manage the economy" is likely to be as...

It's not the governments responsibility to manage the economy. The people manage the economy. The governments responsibility is to provide conditions conducive to a healthy economy. Low taxes, minimul neccessary regulation, minimal public debt. Trust me when I say this, the more the government...

I think you need to work on how to talk to people you disagree with.

I never said he should keep quiet. These kinds of debates are important. I am glad we are having them.

I never said that everyone relying on benefits didn't need them. Although I think there are very many people who get sucked into a system which they then find they struggle to get out of. For many, otherwise able people, benefits and the welfare system becomes a trap. But I am well aware that...

You have your political views, but they appear to me to be very warped. If you really believe those things then you are bound to take the view that you do. But I think the foundation of your views is flawed. First of all Brexit has to do with where and how decision making takes place. It's as...

I do understand the basic principles involved here. There is nothing noble about demanding things from other people. Nobody's life improves when they become accustomed to depending on the state. I genuinely don't find this kind of thing to be generous or kind. If you have more than you...

Isn't he just demanding that some peoples money be given to some other people? If you want to be a good person then make personal sacrafices, give what belongs to you, don't just demand things from others. As things stand kids don't generally depend on the state for food, and making that so...