For a wealth tax economic

The alternatives are already taxed hard

Income is already taxed heavily, and the wealthiest earn little of it, so taxing income just squeezes workers further; businesses are taxed hard too, while competing in a market where prices spike because a few people own most of the assets. Every alternative either lands on the working and middle class or leaves concentrated wealth untouched.

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Telling MPs to Tax the Rich on the BBC Gary Stevenson · 01:18 · video · 4 years ago
“the idea which is most likely to do something at the moment is the wealth tax because this is an idea instead of taxing workers you just attack super wealthy fa”