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To: Prime Minister Andy Burnham
It's time to tax the super-rich
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Dear Andy Burnham: It's time to tax the super-rich,
Britain needs change and we need you to make politics work for ordinary people again. Politics that improves lives, built on hope and unity, not hostility and division.
So we can have affordable housing and bills. And food shops that don’t leave us short every month. We need well-funded childcare, health and social care to look after our loved ones. We need to protect the places we love, nature and the environment, and unlock cash for our communities to build a future we can look towards with hope.
Normally, we'd expect the public to have a say in who becomes Prime Minister, but most of us haven’t cast a vote in an election that will decide who will lead the country for the next few years. So, this is an important message from us, outlining the change we need to see.
We need a wealth tax on the ultra-rich so that the UK can work for everyone. There’s unimaginable wealth in this country, and if we taxed those holding the vast majority of it fairly we could turn things around.
You can rewrite the rules to tackle damaging inequality and end the super-rich and powerful’s stranglehold on our politics. You’re our Prime Minister, so we need you to work for us!
Yours sincerely,
Tax Justice UK, Patriotic Millionaires UK & all the undersigned
Yours sincerely,
Tax Justice UK, Patriotic Millionaires UK & all the undersigned
Why is this important?
At a time when so many people are struggling with the cost of living, it is only fair that those with the greatest wealth contribute more. A tax on the super-rich would help fund the public services and investment our communities need while reducing extreme inequality. Everyone should pay their fair share, and those with the broadest shoulders are best placed to contribute the most.
