Is Scottish independence a 'good or bad' thing?

Normally the people in the political debate also have the vote. It would seem a tad silly to pick someone who has no say - but if you say he should have a say, then logically you are also saying, everyone in the uk should have a say. Eg the referendum should be UK wide.

I don't see why snp voters can't see that - give us all a say or just keep the say to people based in scotland....

it would be like Obama, Hollande or Merkel debating in a general election.

How do you lower taxes and increase spending without losing even more money?


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You do realise that an obvious British response might be to lower its own corporation tax rate, don't you?

How will the Scots get around the problem of companies not paying their tax, when all the major countries are having the same problem? Is there something in the Scottish water?

But big companies don't pay any tax at all, that is the point. No wonder the UK is in such a mess. How is it right that ordinary citizens, such as me and yourself, would get jailed if they didn't pay tax, but it is okay for big companies like Amazon and Starbucks, who have trading in the UK for 20 years, to only have paid about £10million in corporation tax, can get away with that?

About 50% of government income comes from loans. I think lending institutions have already stated SNP scotland would need to pay more... Thus meaning higher income tax to pay for the extra interest charges, or lower state benefits (Which is no bad thing)

I said the UK Government has one of the laxest tax systems in the developed world. The UK is basically a device for transferring wealth from the many to the few. In other words, Britain operates for the rich folk. As long as rick folk are all right, it doesnot matter about anyone else. That is how the UK operates.

You have completely ignored the important point, and my question. The point is that all the major countries are having the same problem (and discussing how to combat it); the question was, how will Scotland deal with it? Feel free to provide an answer.

Haven't the SNP answered that one, they want to do an Ireland and be a tax haven.

Ah! They want to be part of the problem, not part of the solution.

You have completely ignored the important point, and my question. The point is that all the major countries are having the same problem (and discussing how to combat it); the question was, how will Scotland deal with it? Feel free to provide an answer.

Close all tax loopholes for a start. Basically, the UK Government sent in a company, for example KPMG, to fill the tax system with many, many loopholes, so that rich folk can avoid paying tax. Why is it that smaller, similar-sized countries to Scotland are not in debt, whereas the bigger countries are? This is an argument consistently put forward by the Better Together campaign, that we should be part of something bigger, which I think is just ludicrous? Why shouldn't countries have self-determination?

the UK Government sent in a company, for example KPMG, to fill the tax system with many, many loopholes, so that rich folk can avoid paying tax.

WTF???? No, no they didn't....

Which smaller countries?
Ireland?
Belgium?
Greece?
Portugal?

Norway for sure, but it has vastly more oil than Scotland and if you go by their model you need to strip out the contribution from oil as they don't spend it on public services.

Better together doesn't say they should. Look at the title, they are just advocating Scotland would be better as part of the UK, not that self determination is invalid, just its not optimal.

There is not a single EU country, of any size, that does not have government debt. Where do you get the idea that they don't have debt?

Apart from some who have defaulted recently, I don't think there are any countries without debt....

Optimal for whom? You?

Optimal for whom? You?

Accountancy firms do not create the tax system.
There is not a single EU country, of any size, that does not have government debt. Where do you get the idea that they don't have debt?

Well, of course. But those who have defaulted are in a worse position than those with debts, anyway, as they'll be paying a significant premium for years to come..