tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post259656031485746475..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: How talk of inequality skews our debate about poverty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-46666735438770030902014-06-18T19:05:58.843+01:002014-06-18T19:05:58.843+01:00For the taxes and regulatory burden to be reduced,...For the taxes and regulatory burden to be reduced, the Government would need to reduce its costs. If the Government tried to do so, it would be tempted to hit a couple of really bid spenders, such as the NHS. In my (very humble) opinion, that is not the way to go about it. I suspect that the best way would be for the Government to examine the myriad of small, wasteful activities which it finances. I am thinking, for example, of the 20,000 charities which receive over 70% of their income from the Government. Of course, such an endeavour would be time consuming and costly to start with, but surely worth the effort in the long-run?Junican https://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543859782362078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-80576232689041629522014-06-18T18:17:48.992+01:002014-06-18T18:17:48.992+01:00We're paying the bottom 20% of earners 10 gran...We're paying the bottom 20% of earners 10 grand a year in benefits? <br /><br />To suggest that real poverty exists in a country with such a generous welfare system, just waters down the true meaning of poverty.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com