the super rich and us. BBC.

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watching.

Apparently that was Thatcher's reason for RTB - Part of her master plan to crush the unions, if the workforce had mortgages to pay - they couldn't go on strike!

What I found interesting, in the first programme was that in countries where taxation for the richer people in society remained high, such as Scandinavian countries, growth was just as high as it is here, and other low taxing countries.

We always hear that if we tax the rich too much, they will leave. But where will they go? The top rate of taxation in Jamaica is, apparently, 5%. Why aren't the super rich rushing there? Perhaps these decisions are not only based on the lowest rates of tax!

I read an article in the business pages, probably 4/5 yes ago, explaining that the super rich aren't likely to go anywhere. We are a safe, stable country and even our time zone is a big plus point.

it's repeated at 11:20 on BBC2 tonight. Not sure if it's part 1 or 2.

Absolutely. And we have some of the best galleries, theatres, restaurants, and sporting facilities in the world, and our airports are "hubs", which means travel is easy.

The rich are going nowhere! Tax'em, I say!

Who are these people?

Let's name and shame them!

Phillip Green is one, pays no tax in this country because his wife resides in Monaco and she owns Top Shop - Richard Branson, Lord Ashcroft - There are loads more but I need to get to bed!

heels that would mean that ethical shoppers would need to boycott those companies. Yet Topshop is the bastillion of the middle class trendy shops. I can't see them doing that i can as it's too expensive

I started to watch it but had to stop after a few minutes. Hard working indeed .

Interesting about Thatcher's possible plan behind selling off council housing.

What bothers me, though, is the government's insistence that people are generally better off and wages are going up by more than inflation across the board. But they're refusing a 1% rise to NHS staff so there are over 1m people whose wages clearly aren't keeping pace. I imagine that, given the incomes of the richest in society have increased so much, when it's averaged out across the rest of the population it's still enough to bump it up a bit. Like Gideon's mate who got a rise of over 19%.

High property prices also keeps the masses on the treadmill and docile

This thread made me seek the programme out so thanks, OP. You often hear about us 99%ers but this programme explains it very well. It is sad that most people don't seem to have watched it but are happy watching stuff on benefit claimants or immigration. I'll have to ask around at work but no one's even mentioned it.

I have just watched these programmes and now feel thoroughly annoyed, but I don't know what to do about it. I've always voted, believing it was the right thing to do and women fought for it etc, but I'm giving serious consideration to not voting this year out of principle. I can not support any party that not only allows this to go on but encourages it.

have seen it but whens it on again?

I'm not sure when they will be on tv again but they are available on iplayer.