Manifesto for my new Government
Highways -

Firms operating vehicles at least 7.5 tonnes to be given tax breaks if they only use their lorries between 7pm and 7am; thus removing them from the roads when the majority of road users are on it.

All vehicles that are 7.5 tonnes or heavier on the roads between 7am and 7pm will NOT be allowed to overtake on motorways or dual carriageways.

All driving licences to only last 5 years; a retake is required prior to it's expenditure. People retaking within 6 months of their expiry will have their new 5 year licence at the expiry of their current licence.

Compulsory retake of driving test for people hitting 60 years of age regardless of time remaining on licence (see above).

All learner drivers will be required to complete a minimum mandatory number of driving hours prior receiving their licence.

Driving test to include skid pan control, motorway driving and night time driving.

The State -

Prostitution to be legalised; providing prostitutes with legal protection and minimum safety standards and requiring plus also providing the state with tax and national insurance from their income.

Drugs to sold by the state at controlled prices leading to safer drugs for users, getting rid of illegal drug sellers who sell dodgy goods and commit other crimes plus providing further income to the government and reducing expenditure on drug related crimes from users trying to get money together to pay the illegal drug sellers.

Unemployment benefit to be reduced and schemes in place where unemployed people work for local councils doing menial tasks to "earn" extra money.

Single people to pay less tax. Those trying to support themselves paying rent etc on their own should not be paying a higher rate of tax than a married couple.

People who own more than 1 mortgage should have huge tax levied against their property; thus making the idea of using one house as collateral on a second house so the 2nd house can be rented out as untenable. This will lead to more properties available on the market; reducing house prices and meaning those unable to afford house prices currently will be able to own their own properties.

Financial support provided by the state to first time buyers below a certain income to allow them own houses.

I think that'll do for now; I'll be expecting your vote come the next General Election!
(Laxly, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 20:41, 20 replies)

Single people to pay less tax....
I don't see why your dismal failure with the opposite sex should be a a matter for the HMRC
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 26 Sep 2011, 20:49, closed)

I'm not single..
but I'm not married or living with my girlfriend; therefore in the eyes of HMRC I am "single" and have to pay higher tax.
(Laxly, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:04, closed)

Eh? Married people pay the same tax a single?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:18, closed)

If
a single person lives alone, then they'll be paying 25% less council tax - which is, IMO a breach of ECHR legistation which states that every EU citizen is treated equally.
(dchurch bah, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 7:46, closed)

If you're not prepared to get married,
and do your duty in providing the country with it's future work force, then you can do your bit by paying plenty of tax - you'll probably want the state to care for you in your lonely old age, anyway.

[edit: come to think of it, what tax are you paying that I'm not?]
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:21, closed)

Eh?
Married persons allowance hasn't existed for yonks - unless you were born before the 6th April 1935. A married person pays exactly the same tax as a single person. There are Child Tax credits in place, but you don't have to be married to claim them, just so long as you have sprogs.

As dchurch has pointed out, the only exception is Council Tax, which is bases on the number of occupants of a home. In this case a single person pays less.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 27 Sep 2011, 11:58, closed)

Or the same sex, for that matter.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:39, closed)

As an interesting aside...
Two friends of mine have entered into a "civil partnership". They're not gay; they both have girlfriends. They just share a flat together. If they're civil partners they get all manner of tax breaks and stuff that they wouldn't otherwise.
(gordonjcp, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:44, closed)

That's the least gay thing, I've ever heard.
It's also the plot to an Adam Sandler film.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 22:06, closed)

Is it?
Can't stand the guy, but that's possibly where they got the idea from.
(gordonjcp, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 9:15, closed)

Adam Sandler and Kevin James, I believe.
It's some sort of quantum singularity of awfulness.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 21:28, closed)

They
are gay.
(username failed moderation, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 9:18, closed)

so i have to pay more taxes than my single coworkers who make the same pay as me?
What the fuck? They don't have to support a wife and kids so single people shouldn't be rewarded because I can get laid on a regular basis.
(CactusZack Shaved his coin purse on, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 21:59, closed)

you're getting regular sex
that's your tax break right there
(Duff Myver, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 1:03, closed)

Have to say can't see why Single people should have more breaks financially... especially when proposing first time buyer breaks
Other than that, good!
( @><|= w0nu!) or cunt to my friends, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 1:07, closed)

In Australia
those who have dependents get significant tax breaks, I can only assume that they mean singles get the same benefits. Despite being married with kids, I don't think that single's should have a higher tax burden just because they choose not to breed.
(M61A1 CUPID- STUNTS, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 4:47, closed)

I was going to bring up FTB.
Their tax brackets must be a bit different to us - as my income tax bracket & how much FTB we get is linked to how much I earn per annum. I get FTB as a family man but I've paid much more tax when I was single based on my earnings then (as I was earning a lot more back then).
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 27 Sep 2011, 6:07, closed)

So, you're an incredibly shit driver are you?
I take it you can't work out what the three pedals do and are a bit scared of motorways?
I ask the above because it's the only reason I can see that a driver would want to have to cough up for a couple of driving lessons and a test every five years. I say a couple of lessons because most people who've been driving for 5 years don't move their head in a comedy way to look in the rear-view mirror, for example, so would need at least one lesson to learn how to exaggerate everything so it's obvious to an instructor what they're doing. I bet the only people who would easily pass a test every 5 years would be those who didn't learn anything by driving in that time so would likely not be particularly safe drivers in any case.
I would also wager that most accidents caused by experienced drivers are not as a result of anything that a driving test could test for -- it's not like anyone would drive with their knees whilst talking on their phone, or do 60 in a 30 zone on their test, is it?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 10:47, closed)

Bet you're driving isn't as good as you think
Take an advanced driving course, like myself and three of my friends. You will soon see how much you forgot and how bad you actually drive. Speed limits, rear-view mirror use and... er pedals are not what people forget.

Also the amount of people I know that passed their driving test at 17 then went to University, didn't drive for 3-4 years and then went straight into a car is quite scary.
(Slightwhimsy, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 13:36, closed)

I'm under no illusion regarding how bad my driving would be.
I haven't driven in over 5 years, so would have to take it very carefully at first.
The advanced driving test may well teach you things that ordinary people don't know -- but the standard driving test teaches virtually nothing apart from basic car control and how to obey road rules.
As I say, I haven't driven myself for 5 years or so, but I'm as aware of the rules of the road as most people who've just passed their test -- as I'm sure are most of my contemporaries.
If what you're saying is true and people forget important things about driving after they've passed their test, then why is it that (roughly speaking) the further away from their pass date people get the less accidents they're likely to have? New drivers have a much greater chance of accidents because they've no practice, not because they've forgotten anything.
How many times have you been in a car, or seen someone driving, and noticed that they're doing something they would not do had they just passed a driving test? If you can't come up with at least 10 examples of things which people do on a regular basis which they wouldn't do had they passed a test, then I call bollocks.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 13:47, closed)