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Jade Fox

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2. This sounds like the old "tickle down" theory......

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:07 PM

Sep 2022

As in "give the wealthy tax breaks and they will create all these great jobs and everyone will be happy."

Only what actually happens is the wealthy take their tax breaks, increase their CEOs salaries and put the rest in their pockets.

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Liz Truss says it is fair to prioritise tax cuts that benefit high earners more [View all] Eugene Sep 2022 OP

The UK has the second highest income inequality among G7 countries peppertree Sep 2022 #1

This sounds like the old "tickle down" theory...... Jade Fox Sep 2022 #2