Just imagine what these Tory rags would be saying if Corbyn had been spending this much – BANKRUPTING THE COUNTRY!!!
The down-side to elections.
a. We always end up with a government.
b. We sometimes end up with a government that is the lesser of two evils.
c. We sometimes end up with a government that is the worst of two evils.
d. There is no way of changing the system. The establishment is in control. You need billions of pounds to create real choice.
e. They treat us like idiots. They make promises that they never carry out. They lie and cheat. They misrepresent the truth.
f. After they get elected they do the nasty things. Then just before an election they do some nice things and tell us it is all much better than it was.
g. Every time we change government they chuck out everything the previous lot did, whether it was good or bad, and start from scratch wasting billions.
h. There is no long-term planning because it will all be geared to winning votes at the next election.
I. Politicians are all about power and not about making things better. They do not look at anything in terms of whether it is a real benefit – they look at it in terms of whether it will appeal to voters and keep them in power.
j. Politicians are also about feathering their own nest. They want to establish links with business and media to secure nice fat purses instead of representing the people.
k. Lots of sociopaths and psychopaths are attracted into politics and do very well because of their lack of empathy, ruthless methods, cold-blooded calculations and single-minded selfishness. We have had a number of psychologically vicious psychopaths as leaders. People seem to like them. They are black and white and strong.
l. They are ideologically driven rather than logic and common sense. They want to control us and force us to do what they want and produce for the select group they represent.
m. You know when a politician is lying. You can see their lips move!
n. The real issues – overpopulation, the environment, poverty, equality etc. are not addressed!
Politicians – I despise nearly all of them!
Yet you have to vote and hope that we can at least alleviate some of the worst excesses of the worst of them. Democracy does give us a limited power. That’s better than none. If we let them have free rein we’d be in a tyranny.
Pension funds – Short-term gain – long-term misery – a bribe? A temporary fix?
What a stupid policy.
Let us give everyone access to their pension funds. They’ll love us for it.
Now, while a percentage of the population is able to look ahead and invest their money wisely to ensure their funds cover their needs in old age, and could probably do a better job of it than the pension fund investors, most are either too stupid or lacking in knowledge to do so.
a.
‘Oh look – we can get our hands on thousands of pounds. What shall we do with it?’
‘Shall we invest it wisely or buy a new car?’
‘Oh our car is now old and worthless. Oh. I am old and have no job. Where is the money coming from to keep me now that I’ve spent it all? I know. The taxpayers will have to fork out!’
b.
‘There’s all this money locked up in pension funds. The country is in need. We’ll unlock it. Give it to the masses. They’ll buy lots of new cars and spend it. It’ll stimulate the economy. That’ll help disguise the deficit and make things look good. They’ll love it. They’ll vote for us. Win Win.’
‘What happens when they’ve spent it and have nothing to live off? It’ll cost us a lot more further down the line and all those people who spent their pensions on tat will be buggered.’
‘Some other chancellor will be in office then! Some other government will have to sort out the mess. Who cares.’