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Old 04-08-2020, 18:08   #540
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Re: Changes on the High Street

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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
Reform of the Tax System .. now there is an easy task It is a bit like reform of the voting system. In both cases, there is clear and compelling evidence to those with an objective and unbiased view that they need to happen. The problem is, as it has always been, is the minority of the populace that in whose interests that the status quo remains and, more significantly, the ability of said (even smaller) minority to convince people, though misinformation & misdirection, that reform is a "bad thing".

When the power is in the hands of those who do not want change, change is difficult.

This is the sort of bold thinking that can help with the funding of the Covid black hole and as a result help to fund the radical rethinking of the city & town centres.

Think-tank outlines £421bn Property Capital Gains Tax to cover Covid-19 costs
There is no point in changing anything unless it is for the better.

As far as the voting system is concerned, although many can see the argument behind proportional representation for example, the public really would not appreciate a perpetual hung parliament as we had in the last year before Brexit. That is what we would get. Our present system may not seem fair to some, but at least it tends to produce strong governments with a working majority.

I would support some changes in taxation to help the High Street provided they were fair and proportionate to the Amazons of this world, but I think we should bear in mind that if such changes are an impediment to change, that would not be desirable. Just like changing the voting system, such changes could produce unintended consequences that the public would not support.
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