tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post4027724047496686854..comments2023-10-16T15:59:02.445+01:00Comments on NEIL HARDING: Should Councillors And MP's Allowances Be Means Tested?Neil Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333739272733802133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-63369503390284361752009-07-03T13:41:33.031+01:002009-07-03T13:41:33.031+01:00Not sure about means testing, but an independent b...Not sure about means testing, but an independent body to check for abuses is a must.<br />http://theantipolitician.wordpress.comgreghttp://theantipolitician.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14115431.post-33484893350811772622009-07-01T13:22:48.060+01:002009-07-01T13:22:48.060+01:00Don't agree. Whether these allowances are too ...Don't agree. Whether these allowances are too low or too high is another topic, as is the vexed question of how to stop MPs and so on taking back-handers, or 'second jobs' as they politely called. Let's stick with the general rule that 'means testing is bad' - it's even worse than taxation.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com