Of course the right will argue that higher taxes
will just lead to higher rates of avoidance or the
flight of talent. Research by theWork Foundation
busts the latter myth.60
Interesting. What’s that research then?
This.
So, is it a paper about the effect of marginal tax rates on effort? On the temptations of income shifting? Maybe it’s about how many Brits work abroad? Or the number of entrepreneurs who offshore their fortunes? All would at least be relevant to the question at hand. Perhaps it’s about hedge fund managers or private equity shifting to Geneva?
Actually, no, it’s the rather banal observation that 86% of FTSE CEO’s are British citizens.
This is not what is normally thought of as “busting the myth”.
In fact, it’s damn near irrelevant.
6 responses so far ↓
1 The Remittance Man // Nov 24, 2009 at 11:36 am
Well, I’m still a British citizen and I haven’t paid a penny in tax to the Inland Revenue for nearly twenty years. What I’ve paid to the Reciever of Revenue in Pretoria on the other hand is a completely different matter.
2 AntiCitizenOne // Nov 24, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Maybe Ritchie should support the LVT (and get rid of harmful taxes), it’s the only impossible-to-avoid paying tax.
3 Noel Scoper // Nov 24, 2009 at 12:46 pm
“Maybe Ritchie should support the LVT (and get rid of harmful taxes), it’s the only impossible-to-avoid paying tax.”
…maybe because if you have a 380K house (2006 value) without a mortgage (according to the Land Registry) it might cost you more than your income from working for TJN and Compass!
4 AntiCitizenOne // Nov 24, 2009 at 3:52 pm
So Ritchie’s a parasitic Rent-seeker then.
Not a surprise.
5 Pat // Nov 24, 2009 at 8:01 pm
You’ve missed his point- The state own that 86%, they’re mere slaves and must do as they’re told
6 Most, most amusing // Nov 27, 2009 at 10:07 am
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