tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post7452612877832360524..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: Desperate to find a differenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-43343951803701490262010-04-02T11:20:25.737+01:002010-04-02T11:20:25.737+01:00I quite agree that lower NI would be a good thing,...I quite agree that lower NI would be a good thing, but the Tories are not offering lower NI - just not so much of a rise in NI.<br /><br />And the point I was making is that it makes damn all difference to the overall state of our national finances. <br /><br />The Tories are always going on about Labour's failure to fix the roof while the sun is shining. Well - going on that analogy - it's like the roof is missing, it's chucking it down with rain, the taps are on full flow in the bathroom, the bath is overflowing and the downstairs is waist deep in water - and all they're promising is to fix that dripping tap in the kitchen.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-11429875095720786212010-04-02T08:34:11.870+01:002010-04-02T08:34:11.870+01:00As things are I will not be surprised if your reva...As things are I will not be surprised if your revaluation idea will be swept away by events as the next economic problem will be the re-emergence of high inflation. So a £10 note will not go far for £100 cup of tea. Still it will do wonders for the national debt could wipe it in a couple months. As for the NI increases, any tax on jobs productive jobs that is means high unemployment and reduced revenue for the tax man. Lower taxes means more jobs and tend to be self-financing.Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.com