"The Greens will not support any package that includes cuts to the top levels of income tax or any increase in GST because these changes would exacerbate the differences between the rich and poor in our society."
Again we have fewer demands/expectations placed on those whose ethic, for whatever reason, is not work/achievement based - indeed we have systems arranged such that their life-styles can be maintained ... so they needn't feel bad about it, and the motivations of those who 'try' will be accordingly reduced.
The application of this 'reducing disparity' adage can be seen as having had considerable impact on our overall educational achievement - where an increasingly 'long tail' of non performance has been created, and quite sucessfully,for these 'non performers' do not feel bad about it.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Indeed. I recently wondered why we do not distribute school grades in the same way we distribute income.
Surely, slicing a bit off an A+ would allow some-one with a D to rise to a C in a fair and equitable way?
A stable society will ensure that that everyone gets to eat, and everyone gets an opportunity to learn, earn and succeed. We still need to do the work to get there though.
The Greens assumption that reducing tax margins would increase inequality need to be tested.
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