Progressive taxation for a renewed social contract
A new social-democratic era depends on the high, progressive taxation which made the postwar decades so successful in the west.
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A new social-democratic era depends on the high, progressive taxation which made the postwar decades so successful in the west.
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The late 1970s marked a high point for economic equality in the UK. Returning to the progressive policies that made that possible could solve today’s cost of living crisis.