Good article on the inequalities within the UK tax system which gains most of its revenue from earned/productive labour while unearned/unproductive wealth is mostly untaxed at all. This is why the country has a serious productivity problem (not worker laziness and entitlement as the right wing media and politicians love to trot out ad nauseum). Addressing this inequality in the tax system is going to be key in achieving economic growth that is both sustainable and fair
Britain’s unearned wealth has ballooned – a modest capital tax could help avoid austerity and boost the economy
