Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
So, cutting taxes just makes the rich richer. And that’s it. And since we know inequality harms society these tax rates, it follows, are harmful to us all – the rich included.
Until the recession New Labour spent less as a proportion of GDP than Thatcher – any deficit was a result of taxing at a much lower rate than Thatcher did.