If a wealth tax brought in zero revenue to the government, would people still support it? If yes, why?

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I’m curious and I’d love to know people’s reasoning.

So why do you think you’re in any position to judge the op?

I thought it was perhaps a coded reference to Nathan Gill type activity or some such!

The OP started this thread for a pure wind up as they have thing better to do with their time on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday , Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. ..

I mean do they even moil.

That’s just more insult for little reason and nothing to do with those who are ‘sickened’.

How can you claim insult when you plotted the wind up all along.

Oh, behave. If your kids can’t work overseas because of Brexit, of course you’ll do whatever you can to make their lives in the UK as comfortable as you possibly can,
Why would you not? Unless you’re an arse.

When it comes down to it all blame can be laid at the door of Brexit, Brexit, Brexit, Brexit, I will never forgive the Tories for that!

Except that people who are that wealthy increase their net worth by more than 1% per year. So they're still increasing their wealth, just marginally less so.

But that's selfish and greedy surely? I mean it's what I would do but then people like you would shout "but what about starving children" at me and make me out to be a twat.
You want to reduce wealth inequality yet are happy to perpetuate it as long as it benefits your family.

Exactly

So those who don’t have the bank of mum and dad can’t afford to buy exactly because of the wealth inequality you are driving @MrsSkylerWhite . They leave because even on a good salary - they’ve no chance without the bank of mum and dad. Oh the irony.

Yes but I'm now subject to a new tax for loving my child and trying to do the best for them. A tax which you support on the basis of "privilege" yet you happily provide your own children with tax free privilege.
No irony there?

Yes as @twistyizzysaid if you’re going to judge people such as the op as selfish, you’re instilling inequality and putting your family first too.

Fine to do it, a bit much to call out others.

Isn’t troll hunting against the rules on MN?

You what now? I’m not the op. You must be getting mixed up.

Because when we were working age adults we stayed and paid UK taxes, through choice, when we had many options not to.

How is it troll hunting? You do realise that all your threads are public, they aren't a private members club, stating you are going to do something to put the cat amongst the pigeons is not that bright if you then go on to claim you're insulted and hurt by your fabricated cat amongst the pigeons shitty wind up threads!

Erm…ok 😬

Any way - proof of what you’ve said. As that’s just not true. So false accusations and random personal attacks. How pleasant.

What threads are you on about? I’ve never made a thread.

And? It’s not some moral hurdle to stay in one country. You’ve just lamented that they can’t leave anyway.

You’ve benefited from rising house prices and passed that on. There’s no moral high ground here.

I'm stating the generic "you" - obviously but addressing you as you feel the need to protect the OP. The reality, as well you know, is that this f**king shitgibbonry of the highest order!

Oh dear.

Are you honestly claiming it not to be true, maybe you weren't on the thread but it is true of the OP.

Ok 😬

It’s not really. It’s just a question on whether a tax rise is worth it if it doesn’t bring more in.

Wealth could be equalised by more people working full time and everyone paying their taxes

Everyone then earns more= pays more in taxes ,
invests more = more taxes and personal pension uplift

Everyone then ensures they plan for their own future and their own current living requirements

Not sure why randoms think they have a right to even more of other people’s income, savings, investments and assets. If more people were saving and working towards their own lives and their own futures we’d have less interest in grabbing other people’s assets

We are a capitalist country
Everyone needs to contribute and earn it for themselves.

‘There has to be something we can do to redistribute wealth in this country’. This isn’t about redistributing other people’s wealth. People need to make their way in the world and there is a welfare state for those who can’t.

Your idea of spreading other peoples money around simply means those other people will leave. Then who pays for the welfare state, who pays for the crippling council tax costs.

No one

This attitude of taxing net contributors more and more is and will continue to ruin this country

FWIW, we bought our house in Lytham in 2010 for £525. we we sold it 3
months ago for the same price, having sent £100k extending and upgrading. It was marketed at 695 “for a quick sale”.