Of course if welfare handouts from the taxpayer were increased we would still have claims they weren't high enough and people asking for free stuff from other sources. Because the demand for fre… (View Post)

You would prefer higher welfare handouts from the taxpayer ? Why is one handout deemed to be good while another is deemed to be a disgrace ? (View Post)

I've seen gout ridden blokes drinking pints of white wine after they've been forced to give up beer. (View Post)

Investing in productive capital is risky - if it fails the government wont bail you out, if it succeeds the government will tax you. Instead its much safer to invest in the two things that the govern… (View Post)

Perhaps not the most authoritative study but an indication of how consumer spending has increased: Christmas will cost the average British household more than £1,800 this year - triple what was spent… (View Post)