Quote Originally Posted by Eric Cartman View Post
Cutting through everything else said. James - you know yourself that this 'record spending' nonsense that is wheeled out constantly is lowest common denominator politics, especially when taking into account population demographics and most of all recently inflation. You need about one braincell to pair that with 'highest tax burden' to see what is really happening, socialism for the insanely/generationally wealthy and shit for everyone else.
Not really. UK health spending was about £150bn pre covid. It's now well over £200bn. An increase of a third inil a few years. Completely unprecedented, and also unsustainable really

I don't see this 'socialism for the rich' argument. The top rate of tax is higher than it was

I also know numerous people in very normal jobs who would be completely ruined without furlough etc, so I don't see how that means theyve been treated like shit?

The reality is Covid Fkd our and every other countries economies, whilst also severely damaging social fabric, all at a time when public spending soared. None of that free stuff was really free.