how would you fix things...
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:22 am
if you was a PM, President, King, Queen or tyrant?
the office you would hold is irrelevant in this discussion, the only thing that counts is what you would do to get your country debt free, make it prosper and fix any social problems which our govts seem incapable of doing any of the above.
nope, the first thing i would do even before walking into the PM's office and sitting in the PM's chair is to declare the bank of england an illegal institute and march the police on them and arrest the whole board and make sure they get locked up and walled in till the end of days!
but you cant jus do that. you would need to put massive thought into any replacement before doing away with the current system. whats your problem with the bank of england? (btw thats an actual question i want answered. jus wondering. no theories please, only facts
firstly, just to put your mind at ease, i'm leaving all conspiracy topics in the other thread where they belong
2ndly, the bank of england (just as is the federal reserve in america) is a 100% independent, privately owned for profit bank which is unaccountable to either the PM, the parliament and/or the people of the UK.
if the banks governor or board do something the country doesn't like (like raise interest rates or raises taxes) thats tough crap cuz its a private bank and can do what the hell they like.
when you see on TV the PM summoning the governor of the bank of england its a joke because he doesn't answer to the PM he answer to the major shareholders of the bank, to be more clear, the governor can stick 2 fingers up at the PM and theres not a damn thing the PM can do about it.
the way govt borrowing works is like this (watered down version)...
the govt needs X amount so it goes to the treasury (which is part of the govt) and gets them to issue a bond (a bond is a promise to pay) that bond is either passed on to the bank of england which issues cash in return or is exchanged with a foreign nation and cash is raised that way...if the treasury can issue bonds why can it not issue DEBT free cash?
if a govt issued its own cash rather than BORROWING it from a private bank, the nation would grow very prosperous very quickly. taxes would be minimal, the cost of living would remain stable for many years and the income tax as well as the council tax could be scrapped.
so how would you get the nation to accept the new currency in the blinking of an eye?
declare that only the NEW currency is good for the payment of taxes thereby creating instant demand for the new currency.
step 2...issue govt backed debt free notes and freeze all prices until i get an audit on the every aspect of the cost of living. if the treasury can issue bonds then they can issue money, both are a promise to pay.
if you freeze all prices wouldn't loads of business go under? if their costs go up and they have to sell at a set price. . .
it could be more sensible to freeze some prices such as for essential goods and subsidize the freeze by raising the price of luxury goods (goods that only the rich buy and would continue to buy)?
why would their costs go up if ALL prices have been frozen?
as for taxing luxery goods, no i wouldnt tax luxury goods, i would place a perma tax on the rich's earnings.
it wouldn't be a blanket tax, i would have brackets and place the wealthy in those brackets and tax them according to their wealth. that tax would then be spent into the economy via public works, spreading even more wealth to the people and creating even more job opportunities.
step 3...close the boarders and get the army home where i would disband the standing army as there is no need for it other than to wage war.
closing the borders would be a good thing to do for a short while to get things under control. but its hard to deny asylum due to out international commitments. when the borders are reopened they should be more controlled.
there are many opinions as to what to do with the borders and immigration problem, i would be in favor of a points system, so someone who is fleeing persecution is granted immediate asylum but is contained in some kind of camp till such time as is safe for them to return to their own nation.
as for economic migrants, i would open the border once a year and it would be on a 1st come 1st served basis, subject to how many points each applicant scores.
i would also install some severe punishments for anyone seeking to get in to the country via illegal means for selfish reasons.
a standing army is essential. would you leave us defenceless if iran decided to attack in the future? if russia decided to flex its muscles? the uk couldnt sit at the worlds top table without a capable military. would your disarmament include our nuclear deterrent? doing so puts the uk out of the great powers and relegates us to the list of countries who cannot stop a nuclear aggressor. the deterrent is jus that. without it other nations could attack knowing we couldnt respond in kind. it may be fine for a while but i believe it would leave the future generations vulnerable and thats unforgivable. you never know what might happen.
also, disbanding the army would instantly place 1/4 million (at least!) people out of work. with that many trained soldiers unemployed there would be huge repercussions.
in the present worlds political climate, i would NOT be in favour of nuclear disarmament, that would be EXTREMELY short sighted and stupid to say the least.
disbanding the standing army is a good idea, that doesn't mean i would dismantle the entire military, all it means is you cut off the militarys ambitions and return it to an organization of defence and not the aggressive expansionist institute it now is.
also, you may or may not know it but the military is being more and more privatized and serves more as a strong arm for private interests than for the defence of the nation.
one thing i would do with our armed forces is have a zero tolerance policy. if we are attacked or directly threatened we take the gloves off and strike hard. id gradually withdraw from iraq/afganistan depending on the situation on the ground. if we dont have the ability to attack rogue states they will not fear the consequences of any terrible actions they take. id increase diplomacy with rogue states to solve more things peacefully. the military threat of the uk armed forces would bring these states to the table and make them more open to dialogue. uk says to iran ''dont build nukes'' iran says ''or what?'' uk says ''er''
iraq and afghanistan is a mess no doubt, i wouldnt make any calls of any kind till i had the facts, i know i have said to end the war in other threads and i stand by those statements.
the situation is very complex and so long as we continue stealing the resources of those countrys and if we continue to allow the growing of poppys in afghanistan, things will never improve.
which is where the military serving private interests comes into it.
id make it compulsory for all children to join the beavers then the army cadet force(or air cadets/sea cadets/CCF) this is not to train them in fighting or anything sinister. it would teach respect and would build good character within our youth. the cadet force would do many other things also such as study for qualifications, go on trips, do sport, community projects etc. i believe that this will start to mend the violent culture among our youth. your thoughts on this paragraph?
i think thats an excellent idea
respect has taken a major step in the wrong direction over the past 30 years and i think you have just solved the social problem of the UK. my only condition would be that the standing army is disbanded and that these cadet institutions in no way glorify the army.
step 4 (or maybe step 1
) find somewhere to hide cuz no doubt they will try and have me assassinated 
hire the A-TEAM
got there number by any chance?
i know its not as simple as i make it sound but thats it in a nutshell. [color=#FF0000]nothing ever is as simple in reality as on paper
the office you would hold is irrelevant in this discussion, the only thing that counts is what you would do to get your country debt free, make it prosper and fix any social problems which our govts seem incapable of doing any of the above.
nope, the first thing i would do even before walking into the PM's office and sitting in the PM's chair is to declare the bank of england an illegal institute and march the police on them and arrest the whole board and make sure they get locked up and walled in till the end of days!
but you cant jus do that. you would need to put massive thought into any replacement before doing away with the current system. whats your problem with the bank of england? (btw thats an actual question i want answered. jus wondering. no theories please, only facts
firstly, just to put your mind at ease, i'm leaving all conspiracy topics in the other thread where they belong
2ndly, the bank of england (just as is the federal reserve in america) is a 100% independent, privately owned for profit bank which is unaccountable to either the PM, the parliament and/or the people of the UK.
if the banks governor or board do something the country doesn't like (like raise interest rates or raises taxes) thats tough crap cuz its a private bank and can do what the hell they like.
when you see on TV the PM summoning the governor of the bank of england its a joke because he doesn't answer to the PM he answer to the major shareholders of the bank, to be more clear, the governor can stick 2 fingers up at the PM and theres not a damn thing the PM can do about it.
the way govt borrowing works is like this (watered down version)...
the govt needs X amount so it goes to the treasury (which is part of the govt) and gets them to issue a bond (a bond is a promise to pay) that bond is either passed on to the bank of england which issues cash in return or is exchanged with a foreign nation and cash is raised that way...if the treasury can issue bonds why can it not issue DEBT free cash?
if a govt issued its own cash rather than BORROWING it from a private bank, the nation would grow very prosperous very quickly. taxes would be minimal, the cost of living would remain stable for many years and the income tax as well as the council tax could be scrapped.
so how would you get the nation to accept the new currency in the blinking of an eye?
declare that only the NEW currency is good for the payment of taxes thereby creating instant demand for the new currency.
step 2...issue govt backed debt free notes and freeze all prices until i get an audit on the every aspect of the cost of living. if the treasury can issue bonds then they can issue money, both are a promise to pay.
if you freeze all prices wouldn't loads of business go under? if their costs go up and they have to sell at a set price. . .
it could be more sensible to freeze some prices such as for essential goods and subsidize the freeze by raising the price of luxury goods (goods that only the rich buy and would continue to buy)?
why would their costs go up if ALL prices have been frozen?
as for taxing luxery goods, no i wouldnt tax luxury goods, i would place a perma tax on the rich's earnings.
it wouldn't be a blanket tax, i would have brackets and place the wealthy in those brackets and tax them according to their wealth. that tax would then be spent into the economy via public works, spreading even more wealth to the people and creating even more job opportunities.
step 3...close the boarders and get the army home where i would disband the standing army as there is no need for it other than to wage war.
closing the borders would be a good thing to do for a short while to get things under control. but its hard to deny asylum due to out international commitments. when the borders are reopened they should be more controlled.
there are many opinions as to what to do with the borders and immigration problem, i would be in favor of a points system, so someone who is fleeing persecution is granted immediate asylum but is contained in some kind of camp till such time as is safe for them to return to their own nation.
as for economic migrants, i would open the border once a year and it would be on a 1st come 1st served basis, subject to how many points each applicant scores.
i would also install some severe punishments for anyone seeking to get in to the country via illegal means for selfish reasons.
a standing army is essential. would you leave us defenceless if iran decided to attack in the future? if russia decided to flex its muscles? the uk couldnt sit at the worlds top table without a capable military. would your disarmament include our nuclear deterrent? doing so puts the uk out of the great powers and relegates us to the list of countries who cannot stop a nuclear aggressor. the deterrent is jus that. without it other nations could attack knowing we couldnt respond in kind. it may be fine for a while but i believe it would leave the future generations vulnerable and thats unforgivable. you never know what might happen.
also, disbanding the army would instantly place 1/4 million (at least!) people out of work. with that many trained soldiers unemployed there would be huge repercussions.
in the present worlds political climate, i would NOT be in favour of nuclear disarmament, that would be EXTREMELY short sighted and stupid to say the least.
disbanding the standing army is a good idea, that doesn't mean i would dismantle the entire military, all it means is you cut off the militarys ambitions and return it to an organization of defence and not the aggressive expansionist institute it now is.
also, you may or may not know it but the military is being more and more privatized and serves more as a strong arm for private interests than for the defence of the nation.
one thing i would do with our armed forces is have a zero tolerance policy. if we are attacked or directly threatened we take the gloves off and strike hard. id gradually withdraw from iraq/afganistan depending on the situation on the ground. if we dont have the ability to attack rogue states they will not fear the consequences of any terrible actions they take. id increase diplomacy with rogue states to solve more things peacefully. the military threat of the uk armed forces would bring these states to the table and make them more open to dialogue. uk says to iran ''dont build nukes'' iran says ''or what?'' uk says ''er''
iraq and afghanistan is a mess no doubt, i wouldnt make any calls of any kind till i had the facts, i know i have said to end the war in other threads and i stand by those statements.
the situation is very complex and so long as we continue stealing the resources of those countrys and if we continue to allow the growing of poppys in afghanistan, things will never improve.
which is where the military serving private interests comes into it.
id make it compulsory for all children to join the beavers then the army cadet force(or air cadets/sea cadets/CCF) this is not to train them in fighting or anything sinister. it would teach respect and would build good character within our youth. the cadet force would do many other things also such as study for qualifications, go on trips, do sport, community projects etc. i believe that this will start to mend the violent culture among our youth. your thoughts on this paragraph?
i think thats an excellent idea
respect has taken a major step in the wrong direction over the past 30 years and i think you have just solved the social problem of the UK. my only condition would be that the standing army is disbanded and that these cadet institutions in no way glorify the army.
step 4 (or maybe step 1
) find somewhere to hide cuz no doubt they will try and have me assassinated hire the A-TEAM
got there number by any chance?
i know its not as simple as i make it sound but thats it in a nutshell. [color=#FF0000]nothing ever is as simple in reality as on paper
