Posted by scotslad (here)
If you are an employer in the UK you get 80% help to pay up to £2500 per employee
If you are an employee in the UK you get up to £2500 of your salary paid by Govt
If you are one of the 5m self-employed you can get a crisis payment from the govt via UNIVERSAL credit - which appears to be a LOAN that you have to repay
Is this one way to financially enslave 10% of your population who have been independently not having to rely on the state?
You claim by calling 0800 169 0350.
Whats your thoughts on this?
From the point of view of psychological and/or sociological transitions one might argue that your suspicions are correct, that big govt. wants to pressure everyone to participate in the controlled economy rather than operate partially outside of it as the self-employed do.
Or the argument can be made that big govt. isn’t purposefully pushing this agenda but seems to be doing so out of laziness or lack of time and energy to thoroughly think these financial aid packages through before they’re made into law. This is pretty much happening in the US right now. The democrats appear to want to make efforts to think things through, but to me it just appears that they want to obfuscate the procedure because that’s what they do best. If they demonstrated a genuine desire to address things like stock buyouts and CEO salary and bonus raises they could probably get those items into the aid package bill without slowing it down.
There are always silly loopholes in laws that put money into the hands of those who need it. Too often this means that those most in need are shut out. Been there, done that. Student financial aid in the US is a huge example. The incongruities in the student financial aid system here can only be fully appreciated if you’re an adult at university. Which means you’re more likely to pay attention to everything you apply for and sign your name to. I’ve always found ways to make end-runs around any problems. Some would say I took advantage of the system.
I’ve been watching the legislation process in the US closely since it was announced that the feds may be sending out stimulus payments directly to citizens as other countries have. The hoops to jump through to receive those dollars and the persons who are eligible or not eligible provide clues to how those in power think.
That example in the UK you point to could be benign. Or it could be a blatant example of sociological changes to come. Time will tell. Be skeptical, though. I can’t think of anyone with half a brain who trusts big govt.
Wouldn’t it be nice if in the new world order we are the ones in charge? We would have just as many people blaming us for poor decisions as we blame our governments now. I’d love to see the tables turned, though. The issues would be real instead of contrived. That would be a game-changer.
One big problem with debating issues like this is that the data we have available comes mostly from controlled media. We aren’t privy to inside information.
To trust, or not to trust. THAT is the question.