That funding part is most definitely not easy – as it is incredibly difficult to figure out who bears the burden of any tax. Just because you place a tax on one place does not mean you know who is ultimately paying.

Also what we mean by health, education and base services is socially debatable. My impression is that what we mean by these services is more than some would think, and less than some others would think 😉

Yes let’s be made aware of the trade offs. But it should be: a clear plan around how best the government spend in order to provide health service, education and base services to ALL (as opposed to how to fund it – that part is easy)

With point 2), my thought is very much around the rising cost of healthcare – we need to be honest about the trade-offs that exist given that.

WIth point 4) hehehehehehe. My student loan still has a while to go, and given I’m going to start studying again it is going to go up further. Right now the lack of interest definitely helps me as an individual 😉