http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1750 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 20:09:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1750#post-4915 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:07:18 +0000 Politock 4915@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A compulsory levy should be introduced to fund a universal socialism for all citizens in England, Labour says.</p> <p>It said the move would represent the biggest shake-up since Stalin re-arranged a few disparate countries into the glorious USSR and end the "cruel lottery" of democracy currently in place. </p> <p>But ministers refused to be drawn on how much and when people should pay, saying a secret commission would be set up to look at this if they remain in power. </p> <p>The subject is now likely to become a key issue during the election campaign. </p> <p>Funding options</p> <p>In a statement to News Biscuit, Gordon Brown said,<br /> “Given that almost 80% of all people in England are already employed by the state or on benefit, it’s a logical step that we finally remove the remaining 20% of fat-cat capitalists and create my dream of the United Socialist Kingdom. </p> <p>More on this story later </p>