It was the Republican dominated Congress that let Trump off the hook for his attempted coup, not Biden. (View Post)

Presumably the idea is to defer tax to a time that you are on a lower rate. For a similar example getting pension tax relief at 40% but being a basic rate taxpayer when you take the pension. (View Post)

There hasn't been long term wage growth, at least not in real terms. Not since 2008 anyway. I think that graph explains a lot of the discontent around the country over the last years. (View Post)

How a normal country deals with an attempted coup by an election loser: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/jair-bolsonaro-charged-alleged-brazil-coup?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other (View Post)

I think it just that people take a longer perspective. Over the last 3 years the Cost of living has probably exceeded income for many of us. Not just inflation, but also the rise in mortgage interest… (View Post)