A recent editorial in The Grauniad said "... let us have a permanent EU president. Mr Klaus could not be making a more persuasive case for one."
Funnily enough, the readers of this largely centre-right 'blog agreed. The response to the question "Should we have a permanent EU President?" was as follows:
Yes - provided Vaclav Klaus gets the job - 82%
No - let's stick with rotation - 12%
Yes - provided Vaclav Klaus doesn't get the job - 5%
Thanks to everybody who voted, agreed it would be nicer to knock the EU on the head, but better a small step in the right direction than none at all.
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OK. This week's loaded question is "What kind of economic system would you prefer?", assuming it were a straight choice between "One that makes it easier to become wealthy." and "One that makes it easier to stay wealthy."
Vote here or use the widget in the sidebar.
I'm So Glad I Never Clapped For Them...
1 hour ago
2 comments:
Of course, nearly everyone (myself included) says a system that makes it easier to become wealthy. But what is the incentive to become wealthy if there isn't at least as good a chance of staying wealthy once you have managed to get wealthy. Is interpersonal wealth transfer (especially intergenerational) getting wealthy (the recipient) or staying wealthy (the benefactor is able to do as he wishes with his money, and not lose any when making transfers, other than the cost of money handling charges)?
CB, if you are talking specifically about inheritance tax, then in theory that's a tax that makes it more difficult for (a family) to stay wealthy, but a) it does not make it easier for others to become wealthy (apart from tax planners) and b) practice it is just a jealousy surcharge so does not figure on the short list of taxes that would continue under an MW government.
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