Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Please don't patronise me. We are talking here about energy bills. As I said, I suspect you are unaware quite what was facing many people this winter and you offered no solution and just criticise anything or anyone that offers one.

You are the one who seemingly wants us to subsidise this winters bills with tax revenues that don't yet exist and won't exist for a year, and do so without borrowing. Good one. You are offering nothing, which is probably why the government is not going with a proposal you endorse.
Jimbo, don't be so tetchy.

I didn't realize you had been given the keys to the website and set a proviso that one had to proffer a solution different to a price cap in order to contribute to this thread.

I'll explain again. What Truss is doing is adding to general taxation for years to come which will have a big depressive effect on the UK economy. The merits of her particular price cap are moot. What she should have done is funded the price cap from excess energy company profits. When those profits are realized - they are actually flowing in already whereas the tax required to service the debt in her model is way further off in terms of its realization - doesn't matter.

Basically it's a huge money grab which will further enrich already wealthy shareholders at the expense of the poor.