Comments on: The Conservatives must make the moral case for lower taxation – by Edward Leigh MP http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-conservatives-must-make-the-moral-case-for-lower-taxation-%e2%80%93-by-edward-leigh-mp/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: David Belchamber http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-conservatives-must-make-the-moral-case-for-lower-taxation-%e2%80%93-by-edward-leigh-mp/#comment-926 David Belchamber Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:20:57 +0000 http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/?p=616#comment-926 But we must remind the electorate from time to time that the conservatives believe strongly in cutting taxes, when are in a position to do so. As generally happens after a long period of Labour government, we have other things to do as a first priority: cut some of the quangos and consultancies to reduce wastage, reduce red tape, so that business, schools, hospitals, police etc can get on with their jobs properly and reduce the national debt a bit to reduce interest payments. Also, early on, we should look to simplify taxation and benefits, concentrating on the lowest earners. But we must remind the electorate from time to time that the conservatives believe strongly in cutting taxes, when are in a position to do so.

As generally happens after a long period of Labour government, we have other things to do as a first priority: cut some of the quangos and consultancies to reduce wastage, reduce red tape, so that business, schools, hospitals, police etc can get on with their jobs properly and reduce the national debt a bit to reduce interest payments.

Also, early on, we should look to simplify taxation and benefits, concentrating on the lowest earners.

]]> By: newmania http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-conservatives-must-make-the-moral-case-for-lower-taxation-%e2%80%93-by-edward-leigh-mp/#comment-913 newmania Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:37:04 +0000 http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/?p=616#comment-913 Well yes ...ish but actually tax cuts may well become unavoidable if the economy lurches into recession and you cannot accept the fake if politically adroit line about indebtedness , for all that I understand the realpolitik. There is an obvious immorality of steep marginal rates at low levels and the positive harm of redistribution does is a good case but a counter intuitive one . I’m not sure you have especially helped here. There is equally an obvious immorality and in state theft and a Liberal point about choices and power coalescing with the state but above all there is an immorality in perpetuating poverty so as to enforce equality. None of this is to say that the squeezed lower middleclass do not need relief badly . The post budget swing was due to one thing .£500 extra NI and about £350 for the car….there goes your holiday. That is the sort of budget real working families run . overall mark Could do better but heart in the right place Well yes …ish but actually tax cuts may well become unavoidable if the economy lurches into recession and you cannot accept the fake if politically adroit line about indebtedness , for all that I understand the realpolitik. There is an obvious immorality of steep marginal rates at low levels and the positive harm of redistribution does is a good case but a counter intuitive one . I’m not sure you have especially helped here. There is equally an obvious immorality and in state theft and a Liberal point about choices and power coalescing with the state but above all there is an immorality in perpetuating poverty so as to enforce equality.

None of this is to say that the squeezed lower middleclass do not need relief badly . The post budget swing was due to one thing .£500 extra NI and about £350 for the car….there goes your holiday. That is the sort of budget real working families run .

overall mark

Could do better but heart in the right place

]]> By: Diablo http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-conservatives-must-make-the-moral-case-for-lower-taxation-%e2%80%93-by-edward-leigh-mp/#comment-912 Diablo Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:59:19 +0000 http://cornerstonegroup.wordpress.com/?p=616#comment-912 I'm with you Mr Leigh. And it has the advantage of not giving Brown and his spinning hordes any chance to say the Tories will cut the public services. I’m with you Mr Leigh. And it has the advantage of not giving Brown and his spinning hordes any chance to say the Tories will cut the public services.

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