Starmer's vision quest

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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

Über Member
Will no-one think of the butlers?

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icowden

icowden

Shaman
AuroraSaab said:
Edit: It's an income of $100k. After this point your happiness doesn't increase...
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May I be first to volunteer to test this theory. I propose incrementing my income by $100k each year and I will compile a detailed report as to whether my family and I are happier after 10 years...
 
glasgowcyclist

glasgowcyclist

Über Member
HMS_Dave said:
Other than disturbing, am i the only one that finds the symbology of this act as being bizarre? The closest have have come to is that i think the Vikings would burn their boats with prominent figures of the vikings after their demise and set it to sail. But the trouble with that is this boat is on top of a 25 ft pyre! Im not sure i understand what business a boat has on top of it!
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Here's a handy explainer:


View: https://x.com/MrsFleckles119/status/1943700725919289545?t=hLCl1LJwrgNCMbeTL5896w&s=19
 
HMS_Dave

HMS_Dave

Active Member
glasgowcyclist said:
Here's a handy explainer:


View: https://x.com/MrsFleckles119/status/1943700725919289545?t=hLCl1LJwrgNCMbeTL5896w&s=19
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I needn't bizarrely wonder. I totally get that now, cheers.
 
Beebo

Beebo

Guru
Stevo 666 said:
Well quite.

I suspect that Reeves and Starmer had painted themselves into a corner on tax, having ruled out rate rises on the 4 biggest revenue earners for the treasury (income tax, employees NI, VAT and corporate tax). Beginners error really, as piling the costs of the employers was going to have predictable consequences.
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Yep. They had to make silly promises during the election about not raising taxes.

But now they need and must start raising taxes. Even if the Tories have already taxed us to death.

The problem they have with income tax is that And millions more are now dragged into the 40% tax band. And the over £100k earners are already paying a marginal 60% rate so it’s tricky to hit them harder.

A wealth tax won’t work.
AuroraSaab said:
I forget what the exact figure is but research suggests there is a point at which more money does not bring more happiness. In fact, as I recall, people kind of return to their personal baseline of happiness irregardless of how much money they have. I think this is true, from my own experience anyway. Money brings security and freedom to do things, but I wouldn't say I was any happier now than when we lived in a smaller house, had an older car, and so on. Whether that's because age brings other challenges or because I'm not that interested in buying luxury stuff, I'm not sure.

Edit: It's an income of $100k. After this point your happiness doesn't increase...
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I was having a similar discussion with my friends.
I am now comfortably well off. I have a very affordable mortgage, a house with 4 beds and 3 bathrooms, 2 cars and a take a good holiday every year.
If I was offered a management role for another £50k a year I wouldn’t want it as it would come with obligations to work much harder, and it wouldn’t make a material difference to my life. There is nothing I need.

One of my friends earns £350k but his life really isn’t much different to mine except he is mega stressed at work. His cars and house are nicer and he has a swimming pool but it cost a fortune to heat it. But he is no happier than me.

Unless you are earning bonkers money like +£1mill your life really doesn’t change. And then you are probably worried that someone will take it away.
 
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