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Topic: Re:Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich
Posted by: John Hawkes
Date/Time: 27/07/24 16:17:00

Mr Ainsworth

I assume you are talking about the Equality Trust.

Does not always practice what it preaches as it states its Male-to-Female pay ratio is 0.79 to 1 !

Bit misandrist what !

They claim -'“Inequality has made the UK more unhealthy, unhappy and unsafe than our more equal peers,” said Priya Sahni-Nicholas, the co-executive director of the trust.

Is this proven and how was it measured ?

“It is also causing huge damage to our economy: we have shorter healthy working lives, poorer education systems, more crime and less happy societies.”

Again, compared to who ?

The average top rate of tax in Europe is 42.8% whilst in the UK it is 45%.

Do you have any views as to whether this rate should be higher and what level of income should attract a higher rate of income tax ?

Also apparently Colombia, France, Norway, Spain and Switzerland have a Wealth Tax (though somehow I doubt if any Colombian pays it!).

Would you suggest we should have one and if so at what amount of wealth should the tax start ?

Then there is Inheritance Tax which at the moment is levied at 40% and cuts in, with an exception of wealth left to spouses at an inheritance amount of more than £325K.

So pretty much anyone owning a house in Putney could be vulnerable to this and any possible Wealth Tax.

My personal view is that only Income Tax should be levied and not at a punitive rate but one sufficient to pay for key public services.

And you should not be punished for leaving your 'wealth' to your family descendants.

Mr Rose has pointed out how much 'the wealthy' are funding public services.

And as a final point it seems to me people think that if you have 'wealth' then you have ten pound notes hidden under the mattress.

If you have bank savings then this money is presumably being put to good investment use by them allowing borrowing to support business and commerce.

If you own shares you have chosen to help fund the business enterprises of companies.

If you own a second property and let it you are making accommodation available to another (and then paying tax on the income).

It seems to me that a lot of criticism of 'wealth' can just be envy and or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'.

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                  Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich27/07/24 12:28:00 David Ainsworth
                     Re:Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich27/07/24 13:36:00 Steven Rose
                        Re:Re:Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich27/07/24 13:53:00 David Ainsworth
                           Re:Re:Re:Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich27/07/24 14:35:00 Steven Rose
                              Reply27/07/24 14:52:00 Michael Ixer
                                 Re:Reply27/07/24 16:06:00 Steven Rose
                                    Reply27/07/24 16:59:00 Michael Ixer
                     Re:Subsidising the cost of structural inequality in favour of the rich27/07/24 16:17:00 John Hawkes
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                              Re:Reply27/07/24 20:04:00 David Ainsworth
                              Re:Reply28/07/24 11:06:00 Ed Robinson
                        Envy and/or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'27/07/24 20:01:00 David Ainsworth
                           Re:Envy and/or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'28/07/24 12:11:00 John Hawkes
                              Re:Re:Envy and/or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'28/07/24 17:33:00 Steven Rose
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                                 Re:Re:Re:Envy and/or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'29/07/24 12:28:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Envy and/or an unwillingness to recognise that 'life just ain't fair'30/07/24 10:04:00 Philippa Bond

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