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muriel_volestrangler

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15. A wealth tax on those with assets above Ł2 million?

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #14)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 06:14 AM

Feb 2013

It seems worth thinking about, since it's a move to the left. It's worth reading the Guardian piece on it, linked in #10, rather than just the Mail hit-piece.

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New Lib Dem wealth plan to target ALL assets [View all] dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

This is totally nutty. How many jewelry, art, and antique appraisers would have to be trained pnwmom Feb 2013 #1

Good luck with that one, Nick ... non sociopath skin Feb 2013 #2

I read the article and concluded he's completely lost it. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #3

Oh no - a party document is proposing copying the French! Why do you think that is 'losing it'? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #4

I'd say dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #5

Plus the fact... LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #7

This is the Daily Mail being typically sensational LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #6

I agree with much of what you've written T_i_B Feb 2013 #8

Guardian has got it now too. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9

And The Guardian says: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #10

Fair enough. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #11

It does indeed. non sociopath skin Feb 2013 #12

Agree about Clegg; but the OP quoted a Daily Mail attack on the LDs, not for collaborating with the LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #13

And they think this will REGAIN the support of the more-than-half-their-2010 voters Ken Burch Feb 2013 #14

A wealth tax on those with assets above Ł2 million? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #15

1)the only way they could implement it would be to actually WIN a majority(which won't ever happen) Ken Burch Feb 2013 #16