Jeremy Corbyn's Labour

[EastStandBlue]

We all pay for healthcare according to how much you earn.

In this case, Labour wants to tax a certain group of people regardless of wealth. Many of who work hard and make self sacrifice to allow their child a better education. The exact opposite to anyone who sends their child to school without a breakfast or dinner money. If your child ends up with no dinner there is no excuse in the world to justify your reasons.

It's a bizarre connotation to make that "many" people who send their children to private schools are hard working and make sacrifices to do so, so should not be targeted with tax increases, but equally there's no justification for others to send their children to school without food or the means to buy food. You're keen to extrapolate individual circumstances in some instances, but not others.

I've no idea on this, but what's the price elasticity of private education? Is whacking VAT onto those fees likely to impact on uptake? Private schools already receive breaks through their charitable status.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ken has in the past done lots of good work, right now he is just a distraction and should go

Definitely. He's becomming an embarrassement.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

So do you or *** think Ken should be expelled.

I believe his case has ben referred to Labour's NEC.I'm happy to let them decide.

 

[rigsby]

It's a bizarre connotation to make that "many" people who send their children to private schools are hard working and make sacrifices to do so, so should not be targeted with tax increases, but equally there's no justification for others to send their children to school without food or the means to buy food. You're keen to extrapolate individual circumstances in some instances, but not others.

I've no idea on this, but what's the price elasticity of private education? Is whacking VAT onto those fees likely to impact on uptake? Private schools already receive breaks through their charitable status.

No idea what point your trying to make with first part of your post.

As for 20%v vat of course it has an impact on everything. If you were putting 2 children through the cheapest private school it would add £4,000 per year.

 

[rigsby]

I believe his case has ben referred to Labour's NEC.I'm happy to let them decide.

So you have taken the Dianne Abbott avoid the question approach

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

So you have taken the Dianne Abbott avoid the question approach

On the contrary, I saw DA on the box the other night and it was fairly clear (reading between the lines) that she's sick to death of Red Ken.

 

[EastStandBlue]

As for 20%v vat of course it has an impact on everything. If you were putting 2 children through the cheapest private school it would add £4,000 per year.

That's not what I asked. How elastic are private school fees - i.e. if you increase the price, either through added taxation or simply because institutions decided to do so, how many parents would still pay?

 

[Swiss Tony]

On the contrary, I saw DA on the box the other night and it was fairly clear (reading between the lines) that she's sick to death of Red Ken.

The useful idiot is no longer useful.

 

[rigsby]

That's not what I asked. How elastic are private school fees - i.e. if you increase the price, either through added taxation or simply because institutions decided to do so, how many parents would still pay?

I have no idea.

Why not guarantee every child a meal and for those who don't qualify for free dinners then the parents get a bill that they have to pay. Just like rates if they don't its court or bailiffs......Problem solved

 

[rigsby]

On the contrary, I saw DA on the box the other night and it was fairly clear (reading between the lines) that she's sick to death of Red Ken.

No just like you she refused to say whether he should be expelled or not. *** says he should go but if he won't resign should he be expelled.

 

[EastStandBlue]

I have no idea.

Why not guarantee every child a meal and for those who don't qualify for free dinners then the parents get a bill that they have to pay. Just like rates if they don't its court or bailiffs......Problem solved

Because then the cost of administering the policy increases.

 

[Pubey]

I have no idea.

I have no further questions, Your Honour.

 

[EastStandBlue]

I'll help him out. This study by the IFS, which is admittedly seven years old, suggests that private schools are relatively inelastic so wouldn't tend to experience a significant dip in uptake caused by fluctuations in price: https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/5294.

 

[rigsby]

I'll help him out. This study by the IFS, which is admittedly seven years old, suggests that private schools are relatively inelastic so wouldn't tend to experience a significant dip in uptake caused by fluctuations in price: https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/5294.

Nope posting a pointless link is not helping me out.

To help you out, try speaking to anyone who owns a business. Ask them what the effect would be if they put their prices up 20% overnight.

 

[mrsblue]

Nope posting a pointless link is not helping me out.

To help you out, try speaking to anyone who owns a business. Ask them what the effect would be if they put their prices up 20% overnight.

Exactly Riggers,

The idea of VAT on school fees is utterly barmy by the barmy party....Labour hate anyone doing ok UNLESS are mates of the party.

 

[Pubey]

Exactly Riggers,

The idea of VAT on school fees is utterly barmy by the barmy party....Labour hate anyone doing ok UNLESS are mates of the party.

Do you think private schools should exist in a tax-free bubble?

 

[EastStandBlue]

Nope posting a pointless link is not helping me out.

To help you out, try speaking to anyone who owns a business. Ask them what the effect would be if they put their prices up 20% overnight.

That 'pointless link' is an IFS study which literally suggests that the effect on private schools would be minimal.

 

[mrsblue]

Do you think private schools should exist in a tax-free bubble?

Target the multi billion pound companies who syphon the cash to tax free havens,regarding schools being in a tax free bubble,I reckon most law abiding tax paying parents stump up enough cash through income tax,don't you agree.

 

[mrsblue]

That 'pointless link' is an IFS study which literally suggests that the effect on private schools would be minimal.

You admitted the study was seven years old,hardly relevant in today's society.

 

[MK Shrimper]

You admitted the study was seven years old,hardly relevant in today's society.

Hardly archaic. The Tories were still cutting taxes for the wealthiest kids in society even then.