tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post1453857200300538009..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: BudgetEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-73996985969094345502010-05-21T16:37:45.789+12:002010-05-21T16:37:45.789+12:00"if the usual sorts are going to shout monste..."if the usual sorts are going to shout monsters no matter what's in the budget, might as well make it worth the shout, no?"<br /><br />Nice. Well putRob Hoskinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781851818389502001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-90941400650276756392010-05-21T14:22:57.551+12:002010-05-21T14:22:57.551+12:00Hehe, I was mildly amused at the article on the fr...Hehe, I was mildly amused at the article on the front page of The Press this morning where someone was complaining that they were no better off. The time to complain would be when you are made worse off, I'd take continuation of the status quo as a win personally, although a little bet extra is always a nice bonus. Overall I'm underwhelmed, although I haven't taken a decent look at the contents of the budget with my untrained eye. Certainly no major surprises. I'd say its about as boring and safe as its author... ;)Latsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-37310556460719736982010-05-21T14:02:56.050+12:002010-05-21T14:02:56.050+12:00I'd set my expectations sufficiently low that ...I'd set my expectations sufficiently low that I could be pleasantly surprised for once. The key to happiness is the abandonment of hope. I would have been really surprised (and very happy) had he worked in those additional bits he could have had room for.<br /><br />I mean, if the usual sorts are going to shout monsters no matter what's in the budget, might as well make it worth the shout, no?Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-34303139801799847152010-05-21T13:24:30.225+12:002010-05-21T13:24:30.225+12:00"Maybe fixing Working for Families so that ef..."Maybe fixing Working for Families so that effective marginal tax rates on middle income earners with kids wouldn't be crazily high"<br /><br />Agreed - they are still crazy high.<br /><br />For a "once in a generation" budget this was still just tinkering IMO. Tinkering is fine if you generally agree with the current system - so I think that, implicity, National is saying they really accept most of Labour's old policies ;)Matt Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615455113796090765noreply@blogger.com