What a good idea from Steve Richards (We`re asking
the wrong referendum question, 27/01/16). Rather than ask whether "voters will
back a tax rise... in order to pay for health and elderly care", wouldn`t it be
better to ask if they would support a tax rise for the rich, "specified in
detail", for the NHS?
It always seems strange to me that those
earning £40+K pay income tax at the same rate as those earning £149K. New tax
bands at 40% for those earning over £100K, 50% over £150K, 55% over £200K, and
60% over £250K would provide much needed funds for the NHS, and prove popular,
simply on the grounds of fairness, in a referendum on the subject of funding. As
Richards says, it would be "about the voters and what they expect a government
to deliver".
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