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£5.4 Billion (est) for ID cards
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Just watching the news now. Basicly the cost of getting this ID card scheme up and running in going to cost (us) an estimated 5.4 billion.
Is this REALLY worth it?, and will actually change anything given the time its going to take to set up etc.
I wasn't bothered about ID cards being intoduced. Their compulsory in other countries, but 5.4 BILLION?
Is this REALLY worth it?, and will actually change anything given the time its going to take to set up etc.
I wasn't bothered about ID cards being intoduced. Their compulsory in other countries, but 5.4 BILLION?
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Hate to say it, but i agree.
I have no problem with ID tho, been having one since Iam 5 and I think it's great, can go anywhere in europe with it, no passport needed
If you look at the history of any government estimate of costs you'll usually find in reality the cost will be double so think more like £10 Bn
I think the estimate is by a think tank or by academic economists (or both)
The govts estimates are (predictably) noticeably lower I believe........
But we all know that they will massively over spend, it wont work, and wont prevent any crimes.
Tax cut on what, in terms of government income £5Bn really isn't much, they could maybe take a penny off a pint of beer?
Which is why I said it should be put towards a tax cut. People on lower incomes especially should pay less income tax/national insurance. (Further, NI and income tax should be simplified into a single tax).
That I'd definitely like to see, the whole idea of NI is a total joke, it goes into general taxation just like the rest. But if you put them together it would look like a big tax rise so the public (being a bit thick) wont go for it.
i think everyone reckons this really, actually i might decide to send an email to my MP and the chancellor
Or even in working with deprived areas which would offer a shit load more benefit to society as a whole - e.g. reduced crime, improved health (there lower NHS needs) possibly even employment opportunities...
Call me radical if you like but tax cuts have been tried before and trickle down economics is a phallacy.
I beleive Dis made it clear that he was referring to tax cuts for the poor..........
or they could not spend it and reduce the government's lending