Yes I commented upon that in the previous thread. Some nice juicy tax cuts for the well-off who don't need it and have a low propensity to spend it. Meanwhile those in the middle and bottom suffer th… (View Post)

Appreciate the IFS might have done some analysis looking at the differential impacts of the budget across the income distribution. But Barty has also run the budget through his 'tax-cutting = good' h… (View Post)

I've not read it but skimmed the document. It's just a pdf with some pretty graphics. There must be about 500 words in it, tops. Two references. Sorry but it looks Mickey Mouse. Anyone could have mad… (View Post)

There is no economic or political logic to it. If you wanted to bump growth through aggregate-demand boosting tax cuts you would focus them on those who might do something with that extra wiggle room… (View Post)

Fairly easy. They depend on the public services, which will suffer hugely, more than the pathetic 'saving' in their back pocket. Meanwhile those at the high end, who use public services less, are lau… (View Post)