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The problem with slippery slope arguments is that they need to show that the initial step taken somehow leads to the bad outcome mentioned. The obvious solution is to stay at 50k. I think that the political situation still would create a huge uproar if it were lowered significantly.

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So for a slippery slope argument to be valid in this case, you would have to show that governments (or the UK government specifically) tend to slowly expand their repressive powers?

You can use the exact same argument to argue that the speed limit will decrease forever.

and what if the 50k figure never changes?

50k will conveniently be worth less over a few decades - the slippery slope is a built-in feature unless actively changed

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