From my Twitter account this morning:
Our tax system is as biased as that in the USA, and all with the intention of making the rich richer
US think tank Problublica recently published a report that it said: demolishes the cornerstone myth of the American tax system: that everyone pays their fair
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Inherited wealth and tax injustice
My old friend and fellow tax justice activist, Jim Henry has been busy in the US talking about an issue that is of great concern
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If we’re to beat Covid 19 we might need hypothecated taxes- which is something I never expected to say
I have always resisted the idea of hypothecated taxation. There are very good reasons for doing so. First, claims of hypothecation are usually a sham
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We need to tax the wealthy because they are wealthy
The FT has an article this morning entitled ‘The case for taxing the rich more’. It has to be said that the article did not
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How to use local and hypothecated bond issues to fund the recovery
I made a suggestion in a video yesterday that it is now essential to the restoration of balance within the UK economy that the accumulating
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Would 35% of people tax evade if there was a wealth tax?
I was sent a press release saying this yesterday: A survey of 885 UK investors has revealed their sentiment towards the UK government’s proposed “wealth tax”.
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There is no need for a one-off wealth tax, but knowing it’s possible is a great counter-argument to those calling for other tax increases
As the Guardian reports this morning: The government has been urged to launch a one-off wealth tax on millionaire households to raise up to £260bn
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Do we need a one off wealth tax now?
A body that has called itself The Wealth Tax Commission has reported today and has said that if all people in the UK with net
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