Saturday Rant

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It’s Saturday and I feel like having a rant so I think I will do.  I’m convinced that there’s a conspiracy by the incompetent corrupt politicians who are currently running this country into the ground, to destroy anyone who tries to stand on their own two feet by taking positive action to help themselves.

My complaint is about my tax bill. I know we all complain about tax, at least those of us who actually pay it anyway. But it’s getting to the stage where everything we do is taxed. I work full-time and pay tax, I run a part-time business and pay tax, all my life I’ve paid tax and seen nothing back for it.

A friend of mine was laid off recently after working for 35 years nonstop and paying all his dues. He was given £65.00 a week for 6 months then told he couldn’t have any more because he wasn’t entitled.

Now something’s wrong here with the system when a guy who has paid in all his life is given a paltry amount then discarded, while people who have paid nothing into the system can walk into the country and be given money without question.

I’m not just moaning about immigrants that we don’t need flooding into the country but people born here who haven’t worked for years but manage to take more from benefits than they would earn if they worked.

I resent working hard to see a large chunk of my money going to support scroungers, thieving politicians, middle class lawyers living off legal aid, MEPs, MPs and the rest of the political class who are lining their pockets while the rest of us pay for it.

And while I’m in full stream I think that chairmen and directors of PLC companies should be capped on how much they can take out of the company. My reasoning for this is simple, they are only employees. They have simply followed a safe career path and took no risks so why should they be able to reward themselves by taking ridiculous amounts of money from public companies.

I’ve no problem with entrepreneurs who have taken risks and worked hard to build their companies taking as much as they want out, but PLC directors? No, it’s just legalised thievery. And that pathetic argument that the immoral payments they receive is to attract the best talent is a joke.  We’ve had some really great talent in the banks haven’t we. And that’s another thing, I resent my tax being used to bail out incompetent banks. The directors of these institutions should be made to pay back all the money and bonuses they’ve taken out.

It seems these guys can’t lose. If things are going well they reward themselves with huge bonuses, when things go bad they are given big pay offs and the taxpayer is expected to pick up the pieces. It’s all corrupt. Meanwhile the guys at the bottom who work and save are penalised. It’s a joke.

Right. I feel better now I’ve got that off my chest. Am I wrong? What do you think?