howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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some lessons are never learned, the worst off being targeted and already councils are preparing themselves for non payment.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/new-poll-tax-blow-for-uk-poorest-8473963.htmlGuest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Perhaps the best thing to do would be to increase the Allowances and wages of Councillors and Council staff to compensate them for having to deal with these proposed changes. After all, none of us can expect to get something for nothing.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good idea philip, any money saved could then be invested in a series of equality and diversity officers.
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Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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Bit different this one Tom as it is to do with the £2.5m lottery fund the "countryside" has received and is probably funded by the grant !
Brian Dixon
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or better tea and bicscuits.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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At the meeting with the D.D.C. only last week.Mr Watkins was there to,we were told that even the poor will pay some of their council tax about 3% + some will pay more,But the OAPS will not have to,which is good for us old ones,but can we put the blame of this on the DDC at this time,I must say I would find it hard to do that,like us all, they have had their funding cut alot over the pass two or more years,There are ways and things that could be done to make up the short fall,but it would have to come from Goverment and one major one is to stop paying out funding to all the outsiders that come to the UK put nothing in the pot but take a hell of alot out of it.But as they will not do that we all have to pay more,and that goes for councils to,so we can not blame the D,D,C, on this one,they have a gun at their heads to.One thing that could be done and only the public of Dover could do it,is get rid of the Town council,I am not saying that they do not work or play apart because they do. But the saving would be a big one,over £600.000 per year,but if that did happen I would like to see their very good staff given new jobs. Also some of the parish councils could be rolled into one,none of them are moves we would like to see,but we live in times that any saving is the right move,same as all the paintings etc that are locked away never see day light,we are told they are there for a rainy day well it is raining very hard now so sell them.And the gold,as long as it all stays in the UK it will still be here.But as always it is only the way I think if you disagree please tell me but do not be rude about it. Thank you Vic Matcham
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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i predict a riot.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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Take a breathe Vic, makes very difficult reading !
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Thank you Mr Well. Yes you are right,I have gone over it again.I hope it sounds better now.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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New ``Poll Tax``blow for UK`s poor.
Millions of low income households face a rise in their Council Tax bills costing them £ 600 pa
from April under ``Poll Tax bombshell``
With this Government the poor get a kicking and the rich are passengers.
Tensions rise in Cabinet as Ministers press for deeper cuts to Welfare.
Hammond,Gove and Theresa May are pushing for more welfare cuts.
How brazen can they be ?
Keith Sansum1
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Well whilst many have argued for more fairness
and to stop the widening of the gap between rich and poor
the conservatives are clear where they come from on this.
On the role of councils in general, I believe in decisions being made as local as possible, we have to many councils
so my view would be to do away with KCC and escalate these works down through the districts/town councils.
Of course whilst mr watkins will argue its mr pickles not giving enough money to local councils, he is correct
but we should remember is part of the Conservative govt. pushing all this through
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 12.....PS....Cameron chairs UN meeting on the living standards of the worlds poor today.
He is at least consistent in talking the right language and not acting on them !
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Will we have riots by others this time??
look at the ex poll tax fiasco
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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poll tax,council tax two differant ennatys.poll tax = £'s per head in household,council tax £'s per hosehold no matter how many living in the property.as i said differant,and its COUNCIL tax thats being paid nowerdays and not POLL tax as some have stated on hear.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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whatever they call it the effect is the same as the poll tax where the less well off stump up more than they should.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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two differant issues howrad,but same ending.the lower paid,benifits etc all get screwed in the end.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Thats what howard was saying brian
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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I believe Vic it is 6% not 3 % and the rest of what you say is just total drivel.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!