Originally Posted by
ragingpup
So I come from the opinion of "robbing the rich"? How did you work that out? I am a democrat and at the moment we as a society have democratically decided to ask high earners to pay 40% tax on their earnings. How does that equate to robbing the rich??
You argue in favour of "encouraging creation of wealth which trickles down and spreads" - yes we have been following that direction for the last 40 odd years and from my point of view, as I look around me, I see more people in poverty, using food banks and huge increases in homelessness. I've watched this happen, slowly but surely since Thatcher. What makes you think, from your point of view, that your own theory is working? We've given it a good go!
Can I ask if you are an employer and affected by the higher tax rates? Does the high rate of income tax affect you in any way? I ask only as you have departed from your own research suggestions of what generates the most wealth to suggest that you'd like to see large cuts in income tax for the wealthy. This seems such a huge flight of fancy that even Kerr would hesitate! Just trying to get where you're coming from on this.