Exactly. It's a brilliant idea. It's just an absolute bugger to figure out how to transition to it. And like all utopian genius ideas (see also e.g. land tax) there's not a great deal of point until … (View Post)

O/T but has anyone modelled the cost to society of pensioners crashing their Jazz into everyone and everything, while getting in everyone's way V the cost of free bus passes? (View Post)

This doesn't surprise me at all. An equivalent public sector role to mine when I looked at it was paying less than a 1/3rd. I am entirely for these pay rises, they're essential to get talent. (That d… (View Post)

Strange. I don't speak hebrew but if I click "translate this post" on the one he's quoting it doesn't say that. (View Post)

First point - well there's something in that. I have to disagree with you about the importance of it. And what's so special about murder there? Second - well who is "the murderer" and what … (View Post)