Welfare and Tax
Introduce the Citizen's wage. This is very exciting. Stolen from the Greens, who refuse to take it seriously, as it's probably a vote loser and journalist will laugh at it.
This will allow people to take time off from work when they need to. They may hate their job and want to spend time re-training or to search for a more fulfilling job. They may need a break for childcare or because of physical or mental illness. To build or draw beautiful works of art, invent amazing things, do voluntary work etc.
The Citizen's wage will replace 98% of all benefits. Each person will get it automatically. There will be no tax allowances. Tax will be payable on every pound earned. It will be funded by the cost of all the existing benefits, the huge administration savings, tax allowances, savings from measures in the manifesto and extra taxation if needed.
A living wage to be the national minimum wage.
Entrepreneurial loans as an alternative to free higher education. To be low interest and include business advice.
Encouraging and enabling entrepreneurs, especially those without inherited money, will enable exciting inventions and better ways to live.
A very high tax regime, similar to Sweden, paying for infrastructure and first class public services, including health, education, housing and transport. Social spending will enable all of us to have a high standard of living in a safe, pleasant and zero pollution country. High taxation is not a penalty, it's a super efficient way of collectively spending money and using shared resources. Excellent infrastructure and a transparent judicial system are essential for our economy to thrive.
This will allow people to take time off from work when they need to. They may hate their job and want to spend time re-training or to search for a more fulfilling job. They may need a break for childcare or because of physical or mental illness. To build or draw beautiful works of art, invent amazing things, do voluntary work etc.
The Citizen's wage will replace 98% of all benefits. Each person will get it automatically. There will be no tax allowances. Tax will be payable on every pound earned. It will be funded by the cost of all the existing benefits, the huge administration savings, tax allowances, savings from measures in the manifesto and extra taxation if needed.
A living wage to be the national minimum wage.
Entrepreneurial loans as an alternative to free higher education. To be low interest and include business advice.
Encouraging and enabling entrepreneurs, especially those without inherited money, will enable exciting inventions and better ways to live.
A very high tax regime, similar to Sweden, paying for infrastructure and first class public services, including health, education, housing and transport. Social spending will enable all of us to have a high standard of living in a safe, pleasant and zero pollution country. High taxation is not a penalty, it's a super efficient way of collectively spending money and using shared resources. Excellent infrastructure and a transparent judicial system are essential for our economy to thrive.