tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post6956302370247341783..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Cameron's AlbatrossesMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-28550400744977788102010-01-22T09:41:39.191+00:002010-01-22T09:41:39.191+00:00What I don't really understand is how you don&...What I don't really understand is how you don't get this - under the current tax and credits system getting married incurs a financial penalty of, well, I forget the actual figure but it a substantial amount pw. The metaphorical mother you talk of would currently be hugely financially better off when her philandering husband leaves. All Cameron is trying to do is rebalance the equation so getting married does not incur penalties. If this leads to a rise in marriages (and, by extension, marriages that survive) then I think this can only be a good thing.Johannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-84796849911637945022010-01-22T09:35:52.364+00:002010-01-22T09:35:52.364+00:00To be fair, I don't think either of these poli...To be fair, I don't think either of these policies will change the election debates very much - although that won't stop Brown from referring to them all the time.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-22834121976681411772010-01-21T22:15:53.836+00:002010-01-21T22:15:53.836+00:00A jealousy tax that raises the square root of sod ...A jealousy tax that raises the square root of sod all in real terms.<br /><br />On the other hand we shouldn't be subsidising pepole in care so that their offspring can inherit their house.Simon Fawthrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519464855839416009noreply@blogger.com