Why won't MPs tax the rich? We asked them – and their answers gave us hope | Faiza Shaheen
www.theguardian.com
Even most Reform voters are in favour of a tax on the super-wealthy. Yet the first budget of the Burnham era looks set to dodge the issue, says Faiza Shaheen, executive director of Tax Justice UK

Truncated the title as it doesn’t give me much hope yet. Until we actually tax the rich, I won’t be happy.

Early indicators are that this Labour administration won’t do it either.

The article effectively says:

  • The ultra rich run the media, and pretend that taxing the rich is a bad thing.
  • Basically everyone wants to tax the rich apart from the rich.
  • MPs and governments are cowards, for the most part.

That’s my read on it anyway.

  • Blibittyblah@futurology.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Humans, continuously asking questions they won’t ever answer so they can continue having the same news cycle tear after year.