Are the British More Rational

[lfairban]

"Deficits in Britain and America

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Freshman representative Joe Walsh recently claimed: "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up." And it's not just the newly elected republicans aligned with the Tea Party who think that way. Last year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) asserted: "There's no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue." (See The Huffington Post.)


But actually there is a lot of evidence -- conclusive evidence, as many economists in the U.S. have pointed out, including conservative economists. "

more at link

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hidden-motives/201104/are-the-british-more-rational

[alltherage]

1. The Brits Have Shifted All The Way Over To The Batshit Right

So, no. The BNP has seats in Parliament for Christ's sake!

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. No, the BNP does not have seats in Parliament

It does have a couple of seats in the European Parliament; the election system used for that means that getting about 10% in a region can be enough to win one seat.

But the BNP is racist, but not economically right wing; if you ask it about taxes and spending, it'll say it's happy for high taxes on the rich and benefits for the working class - as long as it's just the white working class.