Nothing is certain in life but death and the annual claim that the poorest fifth of households pay the highest … Continue reading “The tax and benefit system is highly redistributive: Look at the net effects”

In many respects, Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century embodies the virtues that we all would like to see … Continue reading “Piketty and the inequality puzzle”

During Prime Minister’s Questions this week, David Cameron batted back Labour criticism of the government’s economic policy by quoting the … Continue reading “Taxing the middle class to extinction”

The British tax system just isn’t progressive enough, the Equality Trust claimed yesterday. After citing survey figures showing that 68 … Continue reading “It’s nonsense to argue that the UK tax system isn’t progressive enough”

The condemnation of benefit fraud and tax avoidance obscures a difference. Benefit cheats make fraudulent claims upon the earnings of … Continue reading “Democracy and taxation”