DTNZ: Tractors block central London in massive farmers’ protest

Hundreds descended on the British capital to decry inheritance tax changes.

Tractors blocked the streets around the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday as British farmers gathered to rally against the government’s plans to change the country’s inheritance tax policies. The changes will force many farms into bankruptcy, analysts say.

Bob Jones: Taxation

A recent poll claimed 60% of New Zealanders support a wealth tax.

That’s no surprise. My lifelong observation on people’s attitude to taxation is they’re all for taxes so long as they affect someone else and not them.