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Originally Posted by Sparrow
And yet, there is a commonly held view in the UK that we should 'tax the rich' to solve our problems - a sort of enforced philanthropism. ('Rich' being defined as 'someone wealthier than me'.)
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We should of course "tax the rich", and I'm not against high-earners paying a somewhat higher percentage of tax, because tax-free allowances inevitably form a much smaller percentage of the income of someone earning £100,000 a year than they do for someone earning £10,000 a year. I am certainly not in favour, however, of imposing "crippling" taxes on wealthy people.
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Imho, there is some truth in the view that a few people outside the US blame the U.S.A. for everything - but this is a minority opinion, even if it is expressed loudly.
There also seems to be a minority view in the U.S.A. that the rest of the world aspires to be like them.
I think both views are only held by a small proportion of the respective populations - but it is annoying when one hears them aired, since neither is true. 
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Yes, I agree with you.