Wealth Tax

  • BusinessAOL

    Obama's wealth tax plan for the richest is a great idea

    The US isn't known for being a particularly friendly place if you don't have any money, but a new wealth tax could see the superpower setting a new agenda for taxing the richest in society. President Obama has set out some pretty

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  • BusinessAOL

    Replace high income tax rates with a wealth tax

    I was outraged when chancellor George Osborne cut the highest rate of tax for the wealthiest in the country in 2012, arguing that lower rates bring in more money. Now France has done the same, is it time I have to admit that huge tax rates

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  • PoliticsAOL

    Will the Tory's latest U-turn lead to an economic stalemate?

    The Tories must feel quite dizzy after yet another round of jaw-dropping U-turns, this time back peddling on pledges to make the wealthy pay their fair share of tax. In a shock move, chancellor George Osborne has stated that there will be no