Comments on: Green Party of England and Wales Conference Day 1: Science and Inequality http://brightgreenscotland.org/index.php/2010/02/green-party-conference-day-1-science-and-inequality/ News and analysis for Scotland's progressive movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Conference reports | GreenFeed (beta2) http://brightgreenscotland.org/index.php/2010/02/green-party-conference-day-1-science-and-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-1174 Conference reports | GreenFeed (beta2) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:17:30 +0000 http://brightgreenscotland.org/?p=366#comment-1174 [...] Lawson writes an early report.Adrian Windisch with photos and comment.Alisdair Thompson on science and Friday's debates.Green Success looks forward to the debates and comments on Caroline Lucas' [...] [...] Lawson writes an early report.Adrian Windisch with photos and comment.Alisdair Thompson on science and Friday's debates.Green Success looks forward to the debates and comments on Caroline Lucas' [...]

]]> By: Nyloncube http://brightgreenscotland.org/index.php/2010/02/green-party-conference-day-1-science-and-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Nyloncube Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:31:27 +0000 http://brightgreenscotland.org/?p=366#comment-110 The national minimum wage policy also has the added benefit of potentially bringing up the lowest wages, as a small increase in pay for them would mean a 10 fold increase for the top brass. Also, why don't we ask politicians to take an oath to respect the earth...? The national minimum wage policy also has the added benefit of potentially bringing up the lowest wages, as a small increase in pay for them would mean a 10 fold increase for the top brass.

Also, why don’t we ask politicians to take an oath to respect the earth…?

]]> By: CDF http://brightgreenscotland.org/index.php/2010/02/green-party-conference-day-1-science-and-inequality/comment-page-1/#comment-107 CDF Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:29:46 +0000 http://brightgreenscotland.org/?p=366#comment-107 While the principle is sound, I do see enforcement problems with the 10x wage policy: as you've hinted at, it may be that employers would use more contract workers or outsourcing. Perhaps another alternative is to increase income taxes in relation to the distance from the median wage, rising to a rate of 100%: this might be easier to implement and generate more revenue. While the principle is sound, I do see enforcement problems with the 10x wage policy: as you’ve hinted at, it may be that employers would use more contract workers or outsourcing. Perhaps another alternative is to increase income taxes in relation to the distance from the median wage, rising to a rate of 100%: this might be easier to implement and generate more revenue.

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