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As I wrote above, in the decades earlier, inequality was decreasing. Since the tax changes in the 80's here and in the US, and the polices since then, it has increased.
Do you just think that is all coincidence? The fact that inequality fell when the upper rate was much higher and climbed when it was much lower is like climate change and pirates?
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If I have enough, then whatever excess over that that you may have is not wholly relevant unless there is no other wealth available, and only then if my wealth falls.
Also, figures on spending are meaningless without context and without value-for-money audits. If spending on the NHS increases but is pissed away on, say, PFI contracts and ranks of non-clinical management with too little actually going into patient care, then the spending figure is irrelevant.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tax-exile-the-refuge-of-britains-richest-non-doms-781521.html
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@quarky .. it's not anecdotal .. Google is your friend. I'd like you to provide some stats to back up your claims as even Gordon Brown agreed that higher taxes led to lower tax takes, which can lead to lower equality, as the wealthy moved money offshore and left the country. Richard Branson actually bought Nekker Island where he still lives to avoid tax. Your argument boils down to the manipulation of stats to prove a political point. I was studying economics in 1975 and this was a hot topic.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-09-28/raising-taxes-on-the-rich-can-t-fix-inequality
And why do you simply bang on about wealth? The biggest inequality in our country is opportunity - just look at our political class. A high proportion are from a private school and Oxbridge.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
That said, this has been a very interesting thread and a reminder of why I come back to this forum. As an educated (but fairly ignorant of economics) layman who likes to think he can evaluate an argument, I have to say I find the @Fretwired, @CabbageCat etc position more convincing but well played both sides. Impressive and informed stuff.
Right, carry on.