tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post5355923455036743211..comments2023-10-26T00:08:26.205+01:00Comments on The Boiling Frog: TaxingTheBoilingFroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-16368746083934184052010-09-07T14:33:06.774+01:002010-09-07T14:33:06.774+01:00You're right maybe they are testing the water,...You're right maybe they are testing the water, but the reality of actually implementing such a scheme would destroy any government let alone a weak coalition.<br /><br />IIRC Labour proposed this before the last election (I can't yet find a link) but it was never taken seriously.<br /><br />Giving your whole salary to the government would be a green light to riots - no sensible (power hungry) government would be brave enough to try it.TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-25869497375469908552010-09-07T14:09:43.868+01:002010-09-07T14:09:43.868+01:00Maybe they are just testing the waters to see what...Maybe they are just testing the waters to see what the reaction is.<br />Im sure if theres not to much backlash, the "could"s soon turn into "will"s. And they are still free to deny the plans if the political fallout is to heavy.<br /><br />We need to make that fallout heavy as we can.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com