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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 months ago

UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 months ago
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New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
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    7 months ago

    I don’t think this is a problem unique to the UK.

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      UK is leading charge against the poor in OECD but yes all western regimes are destroying living conditions for the working people with a few exceptions.

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        Where is that data from? I’d be surprised if the US wasn’t worse when considering health insurance, car reliance, etc.

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          https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/affordable-housing/homelessness.html

          This is just one indicator.

          Yeah US hates its poors too but we have decent economic performance over the period since Brexit while UK essentially stagnated outside of london. Housing cost v wage is also worst but Canada and AU are leaders there.

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            How does this highlight homelessness outside of London?

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            US hates its poors too but we have decent economic performance over the period since Brexit while UK essentially stagnated outside of london

            What the fuck are you even talking about? Yes, Brexshit SLOWED down UK growth but the economy is nowhere near stagnating since 2016 (or 2020 if you prefer). You don’t have a clue.

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              https://www.london.gov.uk/new-report-reveals-uk-economy-almost-ps140billion-smaller-because-brexit

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                Now try to read and understand what you are reading.

                UK economy would have been bigger if not Brexshit. But it is by no means stagnating - it is growing, just slower it would have done otherwise.

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