Tony Benn - On Tuition Fees

Tony Benn warning against tuition fees and the levels of debt they can produce.

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[atosafi1]

@lee18580 The problem is that you see taxes as a form of punishment for being successful.

The rich have become successful thanks to the labour of their workers, the money of the taxpayers and the purchasing power of the consumers - if they don't share their wealth with those who helped them accumulate it they themselves will suffer as a result of falling demand and increased tensions, and inevitably they'll lose everything as the not-haves take what is rightfully theirs by force.

[atosafi1]

@zzzzJAGJEETzzzz I'm pretty sure Sicko took this from Benn.

[atosafi1]

@SkullOfYorick As for small businesses; that's a given. The system in-and-of-itself is fundamentally flawed in that every market begins with a dozen companies fighting for the consumers, but, eventually, 3-5 immensely powerful, multi-national predators are left standing as they have more resources and better contacts

Strong & strict regulations, direct ownership through the public sector and economic democratization through banning of profit-motives & promotion of cooperatives is the solution

[atosafi1]

@SkullOfYorick Because pooling our resources allows us to provide qualitative, cheap public services to citizens and domestic industries; services which, if left in private hands, would lead to dramatic cost increases as a result of being a natural monopoly.

Knowing that there's a robust, generous social safety net there for you incase of sickness, accident or unemployment will boost your consumer confidence and purchasing power, to the benefit of the nation, business, consumers and workers.

[SkullOfYorick]

@atosafi1 Taxation is a disincentive. I'm not sure, how you concluded that non-taxation would damage consumers' purchasing power. How do you define 'not-have', or do you simply mean that any 'not-have' has the right to take from a 'have', unless there is a system of 'just' taxation in place? In my view, big business has benefited hugely from the shift to greater taxation and greater regulation. It is virtually impossible for a small business to be competitive nowadays.

[5786Dan]

@warriorprince1010 Balls as in bollocks. So you are for the exploitation of the British workforce?

[warriorprince1010]

@5786Dan Ed Balls? There was no growth under Labour in the 70's hence the reccession Thatcher inherited. Thatcher sold off certain industries this did not lose jobs it rose the cost of living, which was bad. Labour cost jobs with unions forcing businesses abroad.

[5786Dan]

@warriorprince1010 That's balls. There had been growth under Labour, it was just large industries had been sold off in the years before that.

[warriorprince1010]

@atosafi1 People become rich due to hard work. Unless you support Labour like the bankers and the BBC, in which case you steal money.

[warriorprince1010]

Taxing the successful has prevented growth in the UK. Labour introduced top up fees to prevent the poor escaping povetry as they fear the poor will not vote for them if they become rich. Pure evil.

[warriorprince1010]

@LCStreetPhotographer No small and medium businesses create jobs. Most big companies are owned by share holders.

[LCStreetPhotographer]

@warriorprince1010 But you are right that Big businesses create jobs for the willing.