2 child benefit cap to be lifted

[CIM]

How can we afford to lift this given the apparent black hole in finances? Surely if you cant afford more than 2 kids you shouldn't have more?

[Borin' Baggie]

It's not made a lick of difference towards "if you can't afford a third kid don't have one" and the economic impact of a greater proportion of people who grew up in child poverty is significantly bigger. Getting rid of a policy that is costing more in the long-run than was saved is pretty common sense.

[man in the corner shop]

It's not made a lick of difference towards "if you can't afford a third kid don't have one" and the economic impact of a greater proportion of people who grew up in child poverty is significantly bigger. Getting rid of a policy that is costing more in the long-run than was saved is pretty common sense.

100%

[Pipkins]

Weve not got a pot to piss in yet find money for this?

Gordon Brown started this off with his child/working tax credits
subsiding huge corporations paying crap wages
Feral families knocking out benefit babies

[tHEgLASSdOORS]

Softener for hike in income tax I’d imagine

I’m happy to pay it if so

[man in the corner shop]

Happy to pay more income tax whatever

[rsbaggy2]

Another 1 or 2p hike in income tax to find necessary social spending is fine by me.


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[man in the corner shop]

Another 1 or 2p hike in income tax to find necessary social spending is fine by me.


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But surely it's best to pay as little tax as possible and continue to watch things turn to shit?

[tHEgLASSdOORS]

I’d sooner they just went 2p if that’s what’s needed to stop looking down the back of the sofa every week

[CarlosCorbewrong]

Completely agree with the 'pay more tax' principle but I'd like to see it ringfenced to "things I find justifiable" and, ideally for it to be time limited (lol).

Plus, this will hasten Proth's exile to Yanksville so there'll be one less whopper in the country.