Rant number 80
'This Morning' (the show, not the part of the day. Although this morning was this morning, so kind of both..) was, as ever furtive ground for annoyance.
Not the show itself - which can at times, be genuinely lighthearted & giggle-some. No, its more the subjects they cover that make my blood boil.
Todays subject then: the Governments new policy to tell us how they spend our tax money.
In principle, this is admirable. Its good that (apparently) they want to keep us in the loop - no arguments there.
My issues with it however, are easy to define.
A) I really don't want to know what I am paying where. If for instance I find out that 50% of my wage is going to Welfare - this means that (those unable to work or the elderly aide) I am paying for far too many people not working.
B)The fact that, regardless of your findings (such as the above) you will not be able to do anything about it. As such, it can only cause distress and upset.
C)The fact that, nothing like this is ever free. As such - it is another pointless administrative cost we could easily do without. I really don't want to find out that the answer to A) is that 1% of my fucking tax bill has been sent on useless info like this.
D) The fact that the government never do anything just to be nice. These guys would prefer to crawl over a mile of broken glass, rusty nails, used needles & stickle bricks (ever stand on a stickle brick?(Lincoln logs to the Americans among you) they really bloody hurt) than do anything selfless.
There has got to be a catch in there somewhere - which will only be revealed at some later date.
It just all seems pointless to me. Why bother to give us each a printout - to tell us how we are getting fucked over. Its plenty enough to know that the money has gone, I don't need to know specifically why.
Also, for the curious among us, why not simply put up the information online. This would not cost anywhere near as much, as giving us each an individual breakdown.
Finally, I hate little 'concessions' like these. We - the great unwashed masses, are meant to be grateful that they are doing something for us - the little people. I'm not a fucking toddler. I get that tax is necessary, I know roughly where its going and - because I have absolutely no choice - I can't do anything but trust them to distribute it right.
I don't need them to convince me of this. I know they aren't distributing it right - but the truth (or their version of the truth) isn't going to make me any more pleased or upset regardless because - once again (reiterating point B,) I can't do fuck all about it.
I also feel like its a diversion. Something to hide what they are up to - while we are looking the other way. If I was you, I wouldn't be. Like magicians, politicians have always got something up their sleeves - and I don't mean fluffy bunnies, doves or brightly coloured handkerchiefs.
Rant over
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