Comments by "Greg Greg" (@SlowhandGreg) on "Economic Flatline | 'The consumer is in a worse state than ever!' - Dr Roger Gewolb" video.

  1. It was 1,25 million and 1/2"were dependents As for growth Brexit has been choking our economy since we left the EU 60% of an economic recovery is by small businesses who have basically had a market of 440 million 20 miles away cut off, small businesses don't have the resources to cope with Brexits endless red tape and bureaucracy
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  2. Taxation on work has gone up but the UK tax base is still the lowest in Europe What does need addressing is someone in a detached house in Burnley worth 250,000 paying more in Rates than someone living in a luxury 8 million pound flat in Mayfair And a newly qualified nurse paying near 50 p in the £ tax while Sunak pays an effective rate of 21p on millions
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  3. It's 1.25 million and 1/2 were dependents Dependents numbers have gone through the roof because we left the EU
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  4. ​Contuing with GAS will cost double the cost of Net Zero transition In 2021 uk consumers spent 30 billion on energy of which renewables where the cheapest source In 2023 uk consumers will pay 170 billion of which renewables will be x7 cheaper than GAS Net zero spend comes out of the government and needs to come quickly to reduce the ongoing 140 billion in excess energy profits
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  5. Taxation while high the base is still lower than Europe If you want a fairer tax system that doesn't put a high burden on work stop voting for right wing parties that follow Thatcherite trickle down economics
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  6. ​ Contuing with GAS will cost double the cost of Net Zero transition In 2021 uk consumers spent 30 billion on energy of which renewables where the cheapest source In 2023 uk consumers will pay 170 billion of which renewables will be x7 cheaper than GAS Net zero spend comes out of the government and needs to do so quickly to reduce the ongoing 140 billion in excess energy profits Over 10 years that's 1.4 trillion sucked out of the economy
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  7. You could do that by connecting more renewables to the grid Mmm hang on that would mean the government investing in infrastructure and sorting out the problem rather than private companies scalping consumers
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  8. It's been stagnant for a decade and a half if you look at the macroeconomic trends Sunak and Hunt are just doubling down on economic policies that have lead us here
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  9. The US is making the energy transition were not As renewables come more online thier manufacturing costs will fall dramatically
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  10. We have a low birth rate of 1.6 which needs topping up with migrant labour
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  11. Anti bullying and anti discrimination training saves money by reducing work place litigation and increasing staff retention as well as improving recruitment
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  12. ​ @colinmartin2921 Contuing with GAS will cost double the cost of Net Zero transition In 2021 uk consumers spent 30 billion on energy of which renewables where the cheapest source In 2023 uk consumers will pay 170 billion of which renewables will be x7 cheaper than GAS Net zero spend comes out of the government and quickly to reduce the ongoing 140 billion in excess energy profits
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