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Originally Posted by Von Tonner
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:har: Only problem with it is Salmond's backside isn't big enough to account for the.... rubbish he's come out with.:hmph:
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Originally Posted by cpj93070
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My thought as well.:up:
If Cameron had been smart, he should have left the devo-max option on the ballot paper.
But, he's not smart.....
Even assuming we get a No vote on the 18th, it will be a narrow one and only kicks the issue into the long grass for another generation.
My only hope is that the Westminster lot actually come through on their promise of more powers in the event of a No. If they do, it'll give us a chance to see if the SNP have the ability to actually run an economy in a sensible manner without spending themselves into a black hole and at least it has a safety net in case they do.
I'll be very blunt here. The state sector in Scotland is far too large in relation to the rest of the economy, with way too many people in state employ. That needs to be cut down so it isn't such an unproductive burden on the rest of the Scottish economy. They also need to get as many unemployed people back into the workplace as possible.
What they (and the UK government) also have to do is abandon this travesty called the "low skill/low wage" economic model. "High skill/high wage" is the only way to ensure a robust tax base to at least help cover government expenditure and to raise people's standard of living.
If the SNP want to emulate Scandinavia, they have to go all the way and that includes the high taxation model the Nordic countries have. That means High skill/high wage/high tax and that's going to take years to shift to.
The irony here is that if it's a Yes, I hope those who vote for that option realise that an independent Scotland will see austerity even more severe than what the Tories have done in order to balance the books, even with the oil revenue.
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