To: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Biggest Tax Burden for Broadest Shoulders
Taxes are aimed at the poorest in the society with those earning billions avoiding tax and all the economic think tanks supporting them. They should pay tax so that the poorest aren't having to choose between heating and eating and so that the billions paid to them during COVID comes back to the government to redress the balance distorted by quantitative easing. Our society is on the precipise principally because this government increased the number of billionaires by a fifth which it did inadvertently due to all the financial support during COVID and since then (it needed to support people). What it now needs to do is to recover some of the finances given to the richest.
Why is this important?
If the government does not redress the balance the journey to systematic collapse of government infrastructure will continue unabated. Education, Health, Social Care, The Police, The Legal System, The Councils (roads, bankruptcy) will continue on a downward spiral. The government promised austerity would fix this in 2008. It did! For the wealthiest individuals, keeping labour cheap and interest rates low for businesses. Though people will reference COVID as being the reason for our current circumstances, the issues are all due to long-term underfunding. The funding doesn't seem to be increasing any time soon. It is a race to the bottom, with rich people having less economic shackles whilst the poorest people are having to make choices about food and heat, having their cars damaged by poorly maintained roads, police that aren't fully trained because they are rushed through training, nurses who are overwhelmed by work and difficult home circumstances because of poor pay and teachers who are focused on being social workers because of a lack of support for families.
