Yesterday's poll that we posted on YouTube received a surprisingly large response. 16,000 people had voted by early this morning, and the message was clear:
There are moments when I feel that:
- People are decent
- The message is getting through
- Doing this is worthwhile.
And, of course, I know all about selection bias amongst those voting, but so what: that does not invalidate any of the conclusions.
People matter is the message, and I could not agree more.
The equivalent poll here produced this result:
The number of voters was considerably smaller.
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‘Doing good in the world’ – that’ll be you Richard
Thanks
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(wish that worked with governments)
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Richard – there is still some hope so never give up and carry on. People are listening.
I know its a bit simplistic to say this, reducing the gap between rich and poor and re-distributing the country’s wealth will lead to;
– Achieving economic growth, this will
– Protect the wealth of investors, and allow the government to
– Increase public spending where it really matters and is most effective.
Sorry, I didn’t see the poll so didn’t vote, but if I had, my vote would have definitely been for reducing inequality. I would have also voted for taxing the rich more in order to reduce the tax burden on full-time workers earning less than, say, £50,000 a year, reversing Thatcherite privatisation, taking back control of the Bank of England, and increasing public spending to invest in (and create jobs in) public services, renewable energy, housing and transport, if these options had been in the list!
I have been watching your videos since coming across them a few weeks ago, and enjoying your engagement with the romantic ‘class-war’ Marxists (such as Grace Blakely and James Meadway) and I agree with you that their recent membership of the Green Party seems to be an attempt to stop the party adopting and campaigning for economic policies based on an understanding and acceptance of MMT.
Would I be correct in thinking you have not yet joined the Green Party? If you haven’t, I would urge you to do so to provide a counter to influence the ‘class warriors’ may have on party policy. And I would also urge the Blakelys and Meadways to leave the Green Party and join Your Party, where they would a kindred spirit in Zarah Sultana, who seems to have made herself de facto leader (although she might fairly be seen as a Leninist rather than a Marxist?).
Merry Christmas!
The British disease which is doing a lot to prevent a reduction in inequality is “fiscal defeatism” which originated with Geoffrey Howe of failed Monetarism fame who introduced the Fiscal Credibility Rule. We see it in the Green Party currently which despite the denial is split between this FCR form of Monetarism and MMT.
Yup, the vast majority do care and the ‘politics of care’ is a message that will, I am certain, resonate with the 99% who have a heart… when they hear it
I believe in the goodness of the great majority of British people and of most other countries as well. As a humanist, I suppose I’m bound to.
The old comedian, Charlie Chester, always left his audience with a short saying: do good and may it do you good. I like it. So true that helping others is the key to helping yourself. It’s the essence of all religions and humanity.
A good human blessing.