Quote Originally Posted by Eric Cartman View Post
The simple answer is because taxation pays for vital services. If people get wealthy adding value then more power to them. I think business investment more often than not hinges on a decent education system, a stable economy, a healthy workforce. The current government believe it depends solely on low taxation and will try to convince you to think the same.

Out of interest, did you need to be given any evidence that tax cuts inherently cause growth before you decided to support the budget that wasn't a budget?
Look, I think the way the budget was presented was wrong, and I think the 45% top rate scrapping is wrong..

But..

It's only a few short months since the UK took the tax burden to "1940's levels"
https://inews.co.uk/news/spring-stat...eaways-1535611
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...ears-qsrx0wxxw

and opposition MP's were criticising tax rises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60189393

Maybe these reforms will work?