Quote Originally Posted by ragingpup View Post
I hear you shank and pretty much agree with your analysis of the reasons behind where we are and the ultimate conclusion that the only significant wealth that is available that can possibly make a difference to public services is to redirect from those who have gained the most in the last three decades or so.

The problem is how do you frame a convincing argument to do that that will win a popular vote? The wealth is very well protected by the media owners who help shore up the status quo and sway popular opinion against acting even in its own interests but also, I think that economies are also more complex than we think and that there is actual truth in the fact that the wealth you are trying to redistribute can be very easily moved around the world and any such arguments for what you suggest have to first of all convince the masses that they are not going to crash the economy further by targeting wealth and actually literally find ways of adapting the tax system so that the wealth that has been built up can't be easily moved away from the UK in the first place.

Wish it was as easy as "tax the rich".
I didn't say it was easy but until it's on the agenda in some way, shape or form nothing will change. There has to be some way found to stop/reverse the drain of wealth to the top few percent.

I noticed that a couple of Labour MPs have raised this in TV discussions recently, most notably Clive Lewis. I'm skeptical about whether this indicates a change in tack for the Labour Party but we'll see. With the likes of Lewis making those comments it will be interesting to see how their career develops (or not!) over the coming months as this may be an indicator over Labour's likely stance. Starmer is certainly clamping down hard on anyone perceived as left-wing right now.