Rant number 242
Nick Clegg has done it again. He's said something genuinely sensible!
Unfortunately however, as he is nothing but David Cameron's bitch - and because he has more faces than there are days of the year, he has once again been laughed off.
So what is his idea this time? Simple really, he's asking those with more to share with everyone.
His toffish friends however, are not impressed with this idea - not surprisingly. They are perfectly happy with having more than everyone else, and they aren't about to start being 'fair' any time soon.
His suggestion was for the top rate tax earners to temporarily muck in a little bit more - in order to rake the country out of the shit. The annoying thing though, is that he also voted on the original rich persons tax cut - so he isn't really the guy to be saying it either way.
George Osborne (a man well embroiled in the 'old money' way of things) says it will force the rich overseas - and he may be right. He also said however that "I think most rich people are contributing far more in tax than other people.' which is bull of the most pure variety. Rich people are rich because they have learned to milk the system. You don't get to be wealthy by playing fair.
The way I see it is this:
If a man has a chicken and he has to give up a leg, his chicken is not going to last him very long. That's 20% of his meagre chicken gone.
All in all, these things are pipe dreams - no-one ever said life had to be fair - and for some a fair share will never be fair.
If a man has 50 chickens however, he can give up 10 and not go hungry. He could even give up 25 - and still be OK. That's what its like.
Still, Nick Clegg at least said something reasonable sensible for a change. Must have been something nasty he ate or something!
Rant over.
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