Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories
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It is possible to have a flat tax, or to have democracy, but not both
According to the Guardian, Kemi Badenoch said yesterday that a flat tax rate is an “attractive idea”. A flat tax is a far-right obsession on
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Is Truss signalling that she wants flat taxes for the UK?
I heard Liz Truss say to Laura Kuenssberg that she wanted a simpler UK tax system this morning. I immediately tweeted this: Then I noticed
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The Tories are proposing their second flat rate and so regressive tax in a day
The Guardian has reported that: The British retail industry has warned that an online sales tax would push up prices for consumers after it emerged
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A flat tax on the over 40s to pay for care would be deeply regressive and completely unfair
The Guardian does this morning make reference to a government plan to create a new tax. Given the Conservative Party’s reluctance to tax this is,
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Boris Johnson can have flat taxes or democracy, but not both. Which one does he prefer?
The age old flat tax debate appears to be rearing its ugly head again, stirred up yesterday by Boris Johnson who praised those states like
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Flat taxes are not simple but they are designed to destroy the state
The age old flat tax debate appears to be rearing its ugly head again on this blog. I said most of what I needed to
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Flat taxes and the desire to increase inequality
I watched a young person, formerly a member of UKIP, on Channel 4 last night as she explained she had let her membership lapse as
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UKIP are proposing flat taxes – which are a weapon to limit the size of the state
I had UKIP’s draft tax policy drawn to my attention yesterday. It has the virtue of being almost incoherent in presenting many of its arguments. Other
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