Is wealth in fewer hands better than "spreading the wealth around"?

[Squilliam]

kowenicki said:

Squilliam said:

It depends on ones perspective.

Socialism / Capitalism are not diametrically opposed ideas. We know that unrestrained socialism would never work and we know that unrestrained capitalism doesn't work either. Both have been tried.

Anyway the real question seems to be one of taxation. Do you support a progressive tax system? That seems to be the bulk of what is really being discussed because that is the primary method in recent times of spreading the wealth around. I support progressive taxation because those whom are taxed more heavily are the ones whom benefit disproportionately more from the government and its services.

 

 

 

I disagree.  I am in the top 5% of tax payers in the UK...  tell me how I benefit disproportionately from the governmnment and its services.   Surely the exact opposite is true.

I don't exactly know what you do so how can I say?