Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "Farmers protest: thousands march in London over inheritance tax" video.
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Inheritance tax is extremely important, actually, if you want to a slightly more equal society.
First of all, it's used as a tax loophole by the wealthy, secondly, you didn't work for any of the money you inherited. Your parents did, sure, but did they also work for the skyrocketing housing prices and the value of their stocks?
It's only fair to take a small share of that and redistribute it to the poorest, schools, hospitals and buckling infrastructure.
Fact is that the UK has had massive economic growth the last 30 years, but very little improvement in purchasing power or opportunity for the lowest 30-40% of the population.
25% of British children live in poverty (until the Tories by law got rid of that stat).
Sure, things can be done better, but the fact is that the current government needs to cover for the fiscal black hole the last 14 years and after Brexit.
It's a fucking joke when you have Tories and Nigel Garbage protesting with the farmers, mate.
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