Conservatism in Action - A 20% sales tax on fast food. |
"A wise and frugal Government shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned." - - - - Thomas Jefferson
The problem with so-called British (and European) "Conservatism" is they never had a Boston Tea Party. Conservatism around the world has bought into the idea of the Marxist re-distribution of wealth and the cradle to grave welfare state.
Now in a totally natural and knee-jerk reaction to a budget deficit, the British Conservative Party proposes to increase taxes on the food people eat rather than cut the size of government.
The Conservative-led government's latest budget would put a tax on some of the nation's favorite hot snacks such as the humble meat pie.
Outlining Britain's annual budget last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne added previously tax-free treats such as pasties, sausage rolls and meat pies to the list of hot take-away food and meals bought from hamburger outlets and restaurants that are subject to the 20 percent value added tax imposed on most retail products and services reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
The traditional meat pie of the southwest county of Cornwall is a favorite among the lower-income working population.
Osborne was challenged on the pasties tax by a parliamentary committee questioning him on the budget this week. "When was the last time you bought a pasty at Greggs?" Labor Party lawmaker John Mann asked him, referring to a low-price bakery chain.
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"I can't remember," answered the chancellor, looking flummoxed.
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"I think that sums it up," Mann said.
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Meanwhile tabloid newspapers have made a meal of the question. The popular Sun newspaper referred to Labor Party jibes that called Osborne a modern-day Marie Antoinette, the 19th century French queen famous for suggesting the starving population clamoring for bread should just eat cake.
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Osborne was challenged on the pasties tax by a parliamentary committee questioning him on the budget this week. "When was the last time you bought a pasty at Greggs?" Labor Party lawmaker John Mann asked him, referring to a low-price bakery chain.
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"I can't remember," answered the chancellor, looking flummoxed.
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"I think that sums it up," Mann said.
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Meanwhile tabloid newspapers have made a meal of the question. The popular Sun newspaper referred to Labor Party jibes that called Osborne a modern-day Marie Antoinette, the 19th century French queen famous for suggesting the starving population clamoring for bread should just eat cake.
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(San Francisco Chronicle)
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