This is not your island. The 'Duke' of Westminster It's very simple really. Some people pay more tax than others. They think that the additional tax burden they pay comes out of their salaries and dividends. It is true that the people who pay more tax do contribute more to the provision of public services and it is also true that they do not benefit from public education and public health in the way that we do. They use private education and they use private health and they have private pensions and they do not need unemployment benefit now do they? So, for the relatively well off, it feels unfair that: a) they pay most of the tax. b) they use public services less than we do. When it comes down to it they believe they are the deserving rich. The well off deserve the money they are paid because because they think they are damned good at what they do. And each and every one of them, no matter how much they are paid for their work: bonuses...
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