Atilla
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Tories are all of these things, and you do not want any of them. You have agreed with Atilla in wanting taxes raised upon the wealthy just because they are wealthy. Even if you hold a modicum of their ideology, you are more Labour than Tory. You, Atilla and others have been against the Brexit. Cameron is proposing a Brexit referendum.
I am not in favour of raising taxes upon the wealthy just because they are wealthy. Never said that at all.
Really really wish you and NT would stick to the written word and not create fictitious statement and reply to your own self belief and prejudices.
Have always quoted the ethics of good taxation as "People earning equal incomes should be taxed equally & it goes without saying people earning unequal amount should be taxed unequally".
I am in favour of flat or regressive taxation for the rich. NOT a progressive one!
Everyone pays a flat 30% whether they earn 20K or 1m. In fact above a set limit, for example say £5m I'd drop that to even 10%. Because the wealthy will be subsequently paying expenditure tax via VAT on what they spend. They'll also be paying more tax in absolute terms for earning more.
Strongly advise a balanced budget. Always have done. If one wishes to spend then one must tax. But tax fairly. If society doesn't want to pay tax that's also fine but then take away the benefits. Utilities and services will be hit.
This is why Thatcher lost. She kept privatising and closing hospitals and taking away benefits which people felt had gone too far. Poll tax was ridiculous too. Privatisation didn't bring the benefits everyone had hoped for either as one only has to look at railways to see high prices, lack of investment and increase in accidents. This states that the nation would like a certain level of public services maintained. What that level is - let the politicians sort it out and we'll get to vote.
I would also only tax income once. Would, scrap inheritance tax altogether as it is not earned income but simply a transfer of ones hard work to ones off spring.