Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich (2023)
Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich: debunking trickle-down economicsTuesday 24 January 20235 min readDavid HopeContentsThe rich get richer, while unemployment and economic growth are unaffected"I knew all of this already. David Hope explains why tax cuts for top earners only benefit the rich and why the issue is so controversial to discuss. But it’s an idea that has persisted: the last 50 years has seen a dramatic decline in taxes on the rich across advanced democracies.
- ▪Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich: debunking trickle-down economicsTuesday 24 January 20235 min readDavid HopeContentsThe rich get richer, while unemployment and economic growth are unaffected"I knew all of this already.
- ▪David Hope explains why tax cuts for top earners only benefit the rich and why the issue is so controversial to discuss.
- ▪But it’s an idea that has persisted: the last 50 years has seen a dramatic decline in taxes on the rich across advanced democracies.
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Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich: debunking trickle-down economicsTuesday 24 January 20235 min readDavid HopeContentsThe rich get richer, while unemployment and economic growth are unaffected"I knew all of this already. Thank you Captain Obvious": Discussing wealth, taxes and "fairness" in a polarised age No evidence that tax cuts for the wealthy will generate economic growth".Featured researchersDr David HopeVisiting Senior FellowInternational Inequalities InstituteShare this pageFacebookXBlueskyLinkedInemailHistory suggests that policies relying on “trickle-down economics” are destined to fail, and yet the idea, for some, still persists. David Hope explains why tax cuts for top earners only benefit the rich and why the issue is so controversial to discuss.
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