The Tax Justice Network's got a great blog on this subject this morning.
I suggest a quick trip there to read it.
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Good idea: Tax me less and I’ll work harder, for longer.
Nope.
Tax me less and I’m off for more holidays at the Costa_Lessa.
Meanwhile….at the credit frontline:
http://www.oftwominds.com/blogfeb12/debt-empire-evil2-12.html
Lafferitis has proved surprising deadly. Most people appear now to think that high taxes damage growth and and counterproductive at revenue raising.
Rightwing media owners actively foster this falsehood. Even the BBC struggles, no doubt partly because of ignorance and partly because key people are allowed to avoid tax on their income from the BBC.
It’s going to be an uphill struggle.