The first cuckoo of spring ??

[moonrakerz]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8350348/Bob-Crow-email-should-be-taxed-to-pay-off-deficit.html

 

[NSEFAN]

Yet another person who doesn't have a clue about how the internet works!

I feel this is relevant!

 

[jopsuk]

Thing is, that other than the stupid, stupid email idea he was suprisingly sensible on the show- though this was possibly helped by, for once, being interviewed by someone who didn't start from a position of wanting to put his on a stick on the walls of the Tower of London.

 

[The Barlow Boy]

It's the old socialist mantra. Tax tax tax. Tell you what Bobby boy, how about you and all the other fat cat union leaders giving up some of your pay?

 

[SS4]

It's a shame. He should know by now that the media will seize upon any opportunity to discredit him.

Stupid idea though, would be a good gesture if he gave up some of his pay although the deficit can only be reduced effectively by clamping down on tax avoidance. You can't go after the poor because they only have so much they can give before being bled dry.

 

[moonrakerz]

although the deficit can only be reduced effectively by clamping down on tax avoidance.
the poor ................. only have so much they can give before being bled dry

Oh really ! Who told you that ? Bob Crow ?

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Did the maths today, and it'd be surprisingly effective. Assuming it's 1p per email, and because of this the numbers of emails sent halve, it'd still wipe away ~27% of the deficit in a year.

Of course, that's the theory. It'd never work in practice.

 

[CarterUSM]

I think a 1p tax on texts actually sounds like not a bad idea, every little would help! I must be missing something though, it couldn't be as simple as that, could it? Pardon my ignorance by the way.