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View Poll Results: TSR MHoC General Election
TSR Conservative and Unionist Party 131 18.35% barnetlad, Independent Candidate 28 3.92% TSR Libertarian Party 104 14.57% TSR Socialist Party 94 13.17% JPKC, Independent Candidate 16 2.24% TSR UKIP 55 7.70% TSR Liberal Democrats 67 9.38% TSR Labour Party 180 25.21% Spoilt ballot 39 5.46%
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012I'm sorry, they threatened to kill me if I didn't throw my full support behind them.(Original post by Morgsie)
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Okay, messing(Original post by HarveyCanis)
I'm sorry, they threatened to kill me if I didn't throw my full support behind them.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Damn right.(Original post by HarveyCanis)
I'm sorry, they threatened to kill me if I didn't throw my full support behind them.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Danke, you too.(Original post by jesusandtequila)
Have some rep.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012wut(Original post by thunder_chunky)
The TSR Conservative party is exactly how Nazi Germany started. -
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012It's true(Original post by JPKC)
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Vote Conservative and we will conquer Europe (TehFrance can rule the Frenchies). In addition you can call me Emperor.(Original post by thunder_chunky)
The TSR Conservative party is exactly how Nazi Germany started.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012The gap to Labour was just under 6% last time so we need a 3% swing.(Original post by Mr Dangermouse)
By the way, the Tories only need a 2% swing to become the largest party.
I reckon they come painfully close
Labour: 12
Tories: 11
Lib Dems: 8
Libertarian: 8
Socialists: 7
UKIP: 3
JPKC: 1
Bearing in mind that we lost 8% in the last election, TCIT is not running and i'm sure a few Centre voters may have had a right leaning then i think we shall do very well. -
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012(Original post by paddy__power)
Well, I suppose I'll vote Labour.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Sorry, I can't tell if you're joking or not.(Original post by thunder_chunky)
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012I am.(Original post by JPKC)
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012Vote Lib Dems or the Kitten gets it!(Original post by Rakas21)
Vote Conservative and we will conquer Europe (TehFrance can rule the Frenchies). In addition you can call me Emperor.
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Re: TSR MHoC General Election March 2012I'm not a socialist but meh. Basically, all taxation - by nature - is an invasion of personal freedom. This is true of other aspects of government such as criminal law and the police force. Total personal 'freedom' would involve no constraints being placed on individuals, as by most definitions freedom is the absence of constraint. This system would be anarchic - no party here is advocating that.(Original post by Mr Dangermouse)
@Socialists
Do you not consider excessive taxation to be an invasion of personal freedom?
To accept the validity of government you have to accept a more complex definition of personal freedom - the state, though it invades individual liberty, also enables people to live better lives with ultimately more liberty. Violating one millionaire's personal freedom not to pay tax would allow the state to provide many more people with greater freedoms - i.e. the NHS provides greater public health which increases everyone's personal freedom by increasing the quality of their lives.
I think that the state exists to balance freedoms, and by doing that maximise them. Having a society with no taxation would increase the liberty afforded to a few, but decrease that allocated to everyone else. We all benefit from fair taxation - everyone should pay an amount of the same relative value to their personal finances.Last edited by JPKC; 22-03-2012 at 11:52.
