Quote Originally Posted by Eric Cartman View Post
So oil/gas companies are going to exceed usual profits by 170 billion over the next two years because we are at war. Shell and BP are going to take their part of that 170 billion and invest a fraction into the UK (potentially in things that don't align with the future energy security needs of the average punter) and pocket the rest.

Ordinary people - lose
Uk economy - lose
Oil/gas giants - win

We aren't debating whether or not people should be supported, we are debating why, yet again, during hard times (times of war even) the system is designed to make sure the rich keep getting richer.

I don't think there is any tangible evidence that having a windfall tax to pay for some of this support will affect future growth. Whilst not having one certainly will mean is a tightening of the belt in the future, worse education, worse healthcare, less police. For the first time in my life it really feels like the UK is a dead man walking.

I saw a picture on Reddit the other day of a car park tariff. £13 for one hour, £25 for two, etc. With the header something like 'you know there is something wrong when a parking space earns more than a person'. Something to ponder.
I know the UK government don’t want to pi$$ off the big foreign companies ie the oil companies ( anyone know who exactly owns them would be good to know?) but I think a compromise is needed as the profits are obscene and if it’s the Russians and Putin pocketing these profits then the world has gone mad.
I was paying £184 a month anyway due to my wife always being f in freezing so I guess I can crank it on up and not give a toss now…..