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Originally Posted by Hugh
He wants to help the country, not you...
He has said in the past he is willing to pay more tax (as am I) - TANSTAAFL
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This goes beyond milking the PAYE "cash cow". The system needs restructuring so that a Wealth tax replaces Income Tax. At that point, the perception of the tax burden and the reality of it will coalesce.
If you just attack the middle income sector without address the cash economy (at the low end) and the tax avoidence at the high end, you just add to the resentment. The burden needs to be shared and seen to be shared.
Addressing Mr K's point, a big obstacle is the power of the Boomer generation holds over this and previous Governments. Those who have more than most are unwilling to help those that have less - the fundamental flaw in the free market dogma. They may pretend that want to help but when it comes down to a change that impacts them directly there is always a problem.
The "price" of Covid will be high, very high .. in all sorts of ways and it will be a test of the ability of those that have more than most to justify their inability to contribute proportionally.