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The interest rate on mine is some..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"ISAs baffle me.  The interest rate on mine is something like 0.2%, so close to zero as to make no difference.  So what if it\u0026#39;s tax-free? If I didn\u0026#39;t already have one from the days before interest rates were a joke, I certainly wouldn\u0026#39;t bother opening one.  As soon as the plastic £50 notes come out, I think I\u0026#39;ll withdraw the lot and bury it in a plastic box in the garden.\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/8268704836997618975\/comments\/default\/5413071889369144829"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/8268704836997618975\/comments\/default\/5413071889369144829"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/who-benefits-from-pensions-tax-breaks.html?showComment=1621443896932#c5413071889369144829","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/who-benefits-from-pensions-tax-breaks.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8268704836997618975","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/8268704836997618975","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 18:04"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9028185009723062029"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:57:48.975+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:57:48.975+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks LF, I didn\u0026#39;t know that, but it makes se..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks LF, I didn\u0026#39;t know that, but it makes sense. OTOH, the people that hated the Tories for the poll tax, by and large, weren\u0026#39;t Tory voters, unlike those who would have been annoyed with them because of a rates revaluation."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/9028185009723062029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/9028185009723062029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html?showComment=1621443468975#c9028185009723062029","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-269017308520478538","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/269017308520478538","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 17:57"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-1584058432628471238"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:53:36.387+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:53:36.387+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;By your logic, what\u0026#39;s to stop farmers ba..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;By your logic, what\u0026#39;s to stop farmers banking their free money and shooting badgers anyway?\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERe badgers, there are too many of the bastards anyway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERe beavers, presumably there would be checks from the environmental agency, just like there are if you are inflicted with bats."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/1584058432628471238"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/1584058432628471238"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621443216387#c1584058432628471238","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 17:53"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6768041542408183345"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:50:59.263+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:50:59.263+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;I gave the example of me NOT being able to r..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;I gave the example of me NOT being able to run a night club. Which is \u0026quot;curtailment of a business activity\u0026quot;.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo it isn\u0026#39;t.  You can\u0026#39;t curtail something you haven\u0026#39;t even started. To be analogous, your example would have to be \u0026quot;only allowing you to open your existing nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights, whereas before you were allowed to open seven days a week."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/6768041542408183345"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/6768041542408183345"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621443059263#c6768041542408183345","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 17:50"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5050274452565974857"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:42:34.516+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T17:42:34.516+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"L, see today\u0026#39;s post on pension charges."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"L, see today\u0026#39;s post on pension charges."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/5050274452565974857"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/5050274452565974857"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621442554516#c5050274452565974857","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 17:42"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6653514407727850675"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T16:32:05.931+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T16:32:05.931+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MW.  Well yes. ish. Auto-enrollment is definitely ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"MW.  Well yes. ish. Auto-enrollment is definitely but not explicitly to get people off the state pension.  And it\u0026#39;s \u0026#39;targeted\u0026#39; at low and middle earners.  And you will have observed that I think contribution tax relief needs to be restricted to basic rate.  Plus, as I may have said before, you can now buy pension funds with costs capped at about 0.5% p.a.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EActually the worse siphoning off of tax subsidies is in cash ISA\u0026#39;s.  Or was in cash ISA\u0026#39;s when the was an actual interest rate to game.  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Wood burning restrictions abound which didn\u0026#39;t 80 years ago. Next year France is going to ban patio heaters.\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany things were once thought to be good ideas, such as not having beavers, are now thought to be good ideas because there are external benefits from having them back. A warm collective glow that as an animal loving nation we\u0026#39;re almost as good as Canada. \u003Cbr \/\u003EMany landowners leave the riverbank sections alone already. Handouts to those who already do right and those who don\u0026#39;t. No thanks."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/1480849591804732543"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/1480849591804732543"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621426926005#c1480849591804732543","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Andrew Carey"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08442714147160589939"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1142768474"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 13:22"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3317991227120242071"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:22:52.360+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:22:52.360+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"L, \u0026quot;the government are using a combination of..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"L, \u003Ci\u003E\u0026quot;the government are using a combination of coercion (auto-enrolment) and subsidy (tax breaks) to get people to save for pensions so that they can scrap\/slash the cost of state pensions.\u0026quot;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat\u0026#39;s the myth, that it\u0026#39;s cheaper to \u0026#39;encourage\u0026#39; people to save than it is to pay them an old age pension.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClearly, the reverse is true. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bulk of the \u0026#39;encouragement\u0026#39; superficially goes to higher rate taxpayers (who would save up for their old age anyway, with or without \u0026#39;encouragement\u0026#39;) but is actually largely siphoned off by the FS sector. And the high earners still get the state pension anyway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELow and middle earners can\u0026#39;t afford to save up much, with or without \u0026#39;encouragement\u0026#39; and get the state pension anyway."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3317991227120242071"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3317991227120242071"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621423372360#c3317991227120242071","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 12:22"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6210476300246032509"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:14:56.703+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:14:56.703+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"M and MW. Well yes.  \u0026#39;Most people\u0026#39; do not ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"M and MW. Well yes.  \u0026#39;Most people\u0026#39; do not use the TFC to pay off a mortgage.  Well, that\u0026#39;s our experience but then we tell them to pay off their mortgage as soon as they can anyway.  Most often the TFC goes to things like a car (one client diagnosed with terminal cancer took his went straight round to his Jag dealer and bout an F Type - good plan IMHO).  Or the TFC gets re-invested back in an ISA\/ISAs for more tax free income.  Or sometimes - and this is bad - given to a child as a house deposit.  I do know from other sources that TFC often goes to pay off unsecured borrowing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don\u0026#39;t agree with higher ate tax relief on pensions.  The bulk of the tax relief \u0026#39;costs\u0026#39; goes to Higher rate taxpayers.  I would restrict it to basic rate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERight now, the government are using a combination of coercion (auto-enrolment) and subsidy (tax breaks) to get people to save for pensions so that they can scrap\/slash the cost of state pensions."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6210476300246032509"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6210476300246032509"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621422896703#c6210476300246032509","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lola"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04586735342675041312"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-931525054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 12:14"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6167140809535284858"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:06:28.939+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T12:06:28.939+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MW.  Where I live that\u0026#39;s sort of what they alr..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"MW.  Where I live that\u0026#39;s sort of what they already do, re badgers."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/6167140809535284858"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/6167140809535284858"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621422388939#c6167140809535284858","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lola"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04586735342675041312"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-931525054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 12:06"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9190611314335895382"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T10:31:09.587+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T10:31:09.587+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"M, the pension calculations are mad. For the first..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"M, the pension calculations are mad. For the first time in my life, I am on the right end of a massive tax break."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/9190611314335895382"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/9190611314335895382"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621416669587#c9190611314335895382","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 10:31"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-2167413050886540425"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T10:24:13.614+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T10:24:13.614+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"B, \n\n1. I gave the example of me NOT being able to..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"B, \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. I gave the example of me NOT being able to run a night club. Which is \u0026quot;curtailment of a business activity\u0026quot;.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Sure, the law might be difficult to enforce. But that\u0026#39;s still no reason to pay people who claim to have obeyed it. By your logic, what\u0026#39;s to stop farmers banking their free money and shooting badgers anyway?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/2167413050886540425"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/2167413050886540425"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621416253614#c2167413050886540425","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 10:24"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5009988324940665999"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T08:20:39.275+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T08:20:39.275+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Lola pensions are deferred earned income but trea..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Lola pensions are deferred earned income but treated much more favourably than current earned income. I get tax relief at an astonishing 66.6% (60% income tax due to silly taper, 2% NI, 13.8% employer NI) yet under current rates will pay 20% income tax provided my income is under £50k. And I can take a 25% chunk tax free. A ridiculous idea, how much of that goes directly into land values? 100% I guess. Many people get a mortgage that is unrealistic to pay off before retirement on the basis that they can whack it down with this freebie. Others will take it out and immediately jump into BTL"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/5009988324940665999"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/5009988324940665999"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621408839275#c5009988324940665999","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"mombers"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09650866436764567516"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1609289724"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"19 May 2021 at 08:20"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-1248234708033494897"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T20:10:04.190+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T20:10:04.190+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mark that was sort of what I meant.  He saw someth..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Mark that was sort of what I meant.  He saw something about LVT and fired off his reply without actually reading it, just a knee-jerk reflex, so more a combination of arrogance and laziness than mental deficiency, which is probably worse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/1248234708033494897"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/1248234708033494897"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621365004190#c1248234708033494897","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 20:10"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5205724095344911784"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T20:03:14.564+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T20:03:14.564+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"None of your examples involves the curtailment of ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"None of your examples involves the curtailment of any business activity, which rather reduces their relevancy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other thing is that passing laws is all very fine in theory, but criminals don\u0026#39;t take any notice of laws, that\u0026#39;s why they are criminals.  The law has to be enforced.  To take your example of speeding.  Back in the day, speed limits were more considered in the breach rather than the observance, then came speed cameras and now you chances of driving from London to the Severn Bridge at a steady 125mph, as a friend of mine once did, without collecting enough tickets to lose your licence for a considerable period of time are pretty well nil. If farmers are not encouraged to allow beavers on their land, they will shoot them.  A dead beaver is easily concealed and no-one need know. It\u0026#39;s not like chopping down a tree. This is what happens in the US.  If a farmer sees a protected animal on his land, he shoots it, as he knows that the alternative is, once that animal is reported, enough paperwork to make his life a misery. Similarly bats in this country.  You really don\u0026#39;t want to have bats in your house, not because they do any damage and it\u0026#39;s nice to see them flying around at dusk, but, as soon as the environmental bureaucrats get wind of them, they can cause you no end of trouble and expense."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/5205724095344911784"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/3978486523366501026\/comments\/default\/5205724095344911784"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html?showComment=1621364594564#c5205724095344911784","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/they-own-land-give-them-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3978486523366501026","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/3978486523366501026","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 20:03"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6067810775299955447"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:52:49.448+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:52:49.448+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"M.  Pensions are \u0026#39;technically, exactly \u0026#39;de..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"M.  Pensions are \u0026#39;technically, exactly \u0026#39;deferred income\u0026#39;.  That\u0026#39;s reflected in the taxation principles behind them.  Especially that pension annuities are taxed on the whole payment, not just the interest component.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgreed with the rest of that comment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and I\u0026#39;m miles from any amenities... a plus point AFAIAC"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6067810775299955447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6067810775299955447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621349569448#c6067810775299955447","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lola"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04586735342675041312"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-931525054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 15:52"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6613474494838890558"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:46:08.766+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:46:08.766+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Lola for me it\u0026#39;s not a case of \u0026#39;Too many ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Lola for me it\u0026#39;s not a case of \u0026#39;Too many bedrooms\u0026#39; envy. It\u0026#39;s a case of there should be a strong connection between your contribution to the economy and how much housing you are allocated by the state controlled \u0026#39;market\u0026#39;. An imperfect measure of how much you put \u0026#39;in\u0026#39; is earned income (pension is deferred income in my opinion BTW). My income is close to the 99th percentile but our house is nowhere near this.\u003Cbr \/\u003EToo many low income people in very valuable homes and too many low, middle and high income people doing their best but in unnecessarily crowded, poor quality homes unnecessarily far from amenities. LVT sorts this out beautifully."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6613474494838890558"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/6613474494838890558"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621349168766#c6613474494838890558","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"mombers"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09650866436764567516"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1609289724"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 15:46"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4430113924390650043"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:22:42.329+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T15:22:42.329+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am a \u0026#39;retired couple living in a mansion\u0026#39..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am a \u0026#39;retired couple living in a mansion\u0026#39; - well an extended pair of one up one down 19th Century agri-workers hovels.  But I do have four bedrooms. Plus a study. And a room in the roof of the garage.  So I am clearly over-bedroomed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut, I like it here. And I have four daughters plus three daughters partners and seven grandchildren who frequently use us a holiday break.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt seems to me that even with full on LVT (Yay!) we\u0026#39;d still - collectively - be far better off as the savings on holiday costs for my children would be really worth having. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway this whole \u0026#39;you have too many bedrooms\u0026#39; meme is lefty envy SOP.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso the ONS stats show that we HAVE been approximately enough dwelling units to house our expanding population."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/4430113924390650043"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/4430113924390650043"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621347762329#c4430113924390650043","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lola"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04586735342675041312"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-931525054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 15:22"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-2643928495264147933"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T14:33:21.023+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T14:33:21.023+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"B, no, Niemitz has form for completely misrepresen..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"B, no, Niemitz has form for completely misrepresenting LVT, he says outright nonsense to wind up Georgists (and admits to doing so). BenJamin\u0026#39; has been at war with him for years."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/2643928495264147933"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/2643928495264147933"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621344801023#c2643928495264147933","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 14:33"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3953714533370263440"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T13:33:52.236+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T13:33:52.236+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;I\u0026#39;m not sure how mentally deficient you\u0026..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;I\u0026#39;m not sure how mentally deficient you\u0026#39;d have to be to interpret that as \u0026quot;we\u0026#39;d all fit into one single house\u0026quot;.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot mentally deficient, just a case of TLDR, I suspect."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3953714533370263440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3953714533370263440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621341232236#c3953714533370263440","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bayard"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15211150959757982948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_fQ56zjtiHmg\/TEhjL9CqzHI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/0Jew08TVFBc\/S220\/holy+wars.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1877251818"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 13:33"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3309710210806140469"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T11:47:16.992+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T11:47:16.992+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"According to the Spectator\n\u0026quot;The Prime Ministe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"According to the Spectator\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;The Prime Minister had thought it best to introduce the Community Charge in one go. The Scottish Tories persuaded her otherwise. A rates revaluation was looming in Scotland. This was bound to be unpopular and likely to provoke a backlash against the party in power. So please, please, please, Margaret, can you no speed these boats   and introduce the Community Charge in Scotland a year before it is levied elsewhere? As well-intentioned blunders go, this takes some beating.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/margaret-thatcher-and-scotland-a-story-of-mutual-incomprehension\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI thought that there had been one and it was very unpopular which is why they introduced the poll tax in Scotland first.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SNP then made up the bit about the guinea pig.\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Lets face it Wales would have been a better guinea pig)."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/3309710210806140469"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/3309710210806140469"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html?showComment=1621334836992#c3309710210806140469","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"L fairfax"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12274756119129254373"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-269017308520478538","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/269017308520478538","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1310961726"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 11:47"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8127051167178360727"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T11:08:35.606+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T11:08:35.606+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"M, agreed. Obviously I am only using \u0026quot;bedroom..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"M, agreed. Obviously I am only using \u0026quot;bedrooms\u0026quot; as an example of how much housing stock i.e. developed land we have i.e. there is no \u0026#39;housing shortage\u0026#39;."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/8127051167178360727"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/8127051167178360727"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621332515606#c8127051167178360727","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 11:08"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3902228114498233510"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-18T10:56:05.323+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-18T10:56:05.323+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"As soon as you mention the number of spare bedroom..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"As soon as you mention the number of spare bedrooms you get accused of being a Communist, by the same people who insist that the state can interfere with people\u0026#39;s private property rights to the point of imprisonment if they want to build their own spare bedroom. And that\u0026#39;s not even starting on the much more serious interfering with private property rights when it comes to socialising labour and capital"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3902228114498233510"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/4437019217740239648\/comments\/default\/3902228114498233510"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html?showComment=1621331765323#c3902228114498233510","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"mombers"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09650866436764567516"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/killer-arguments-against-lvt-not-488.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4437019217740239648","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/4437019217740239648","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1609289724"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"18 May 2021 at 10:56"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-1612351387278782005"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-17T15:52:53.813+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-17T15:52:53.813+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"B, good one!\n\nL, \u0026#39;Child Benefit\u0026#39; is (or wa..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"B, good one!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EL, \u0026#39;Child Benefit\u0026#39; is (or was) a kind of \u0026#39;Child UBI\u0026#39;, that\u0026#39;s what I meant. We don\u0026#39;t need to invent \u0026#39;Child UBI\u0026#39;, it already exists."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/1612351387278782005"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1141932539860553199\/269017308520478538\/comments\/default\/1612351387278782005"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html?showComment=1621263173813#c1612351387278782005","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mark Wadsworth"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07733511175178098449"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/markwadsworth.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/very-feeble-attempt-at-kcn-from-tories.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-269017308520478538","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1141932539860553199/posts/default/269017308520478538","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1633245126"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"17 May 2021 at 15:52"}]}]}});