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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK

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Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is a UK-based non-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring a fair tax system so that everyone shares in the wealth we all helped create and advocating for the rights of those living in poverty.

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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"There is something deeply troubling about a political agenda whose headline offer is further #tax relief for families inheriting valuable property, while proposing to reduce spending on support for people experiencing financial hardship."
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
No Parliament has agreed to assess whether the laws it passes make #poverty better or worse. Nobody is asking the question: is this policy preventing poverty or creating more? We think it's time they did. Agree? Sign our Petition & get your MP to www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/stop-funding...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out an ambitious direction for Britain. Now comes the most important part: 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. People struggling with essential costs can't live on long-term aspirations. We need 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄. @compinpolitics.bsky.social
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📄 Read our response to Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first Party Conference speech as Prime Minister. ⬇️ www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/andy-bu... #Policy #UKPolitics #Poverty #AndyBurnham Photo © UK Parliament @compinpolitics.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @taxwatch.bsky.social
Graphic: TAP’s response to Andy Burnham's first Party Conference speech as Prime Minister...Graphic: “There was much in the Prime Minister's speech that we welcome. The emphasis on affordable essentials, housing, opportunity, regional prosperity and long-term reform is closely aligned with the agenda TAP has been developing...Graphic: But the most important
 word now is delivery.”

Read more in our 
latest news article 
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We talk a lot about the Preventative State but what does it actually mean? The #PreventativeState is putting #PovertyPrevention into government policy and actions to avert poverty before it happens instead of managing the consequences later. @compinpolitics.bsky.social @fairness.bsky.social
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘆 £𝟳𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗣: 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. Sign our petition now 🔗 www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/stop-funding... MP’s can sign our pledge by email. 📧 #povertyprevention #tax
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Party conference season continues with the @libdems.org.uk and @labouruk.bsky.social party conferences coming up over the week. As our politicians gather together, we want them to think about #PovertyPrevention.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💰Hoarded wealth is holding us all back. That's why we've sent Burnham a message in a bottle from 150,000 of you, with a treasure map to track it down. We can turn the UK around, but we have to end the failed austerity experiment & finally invest properly in our country.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The triple lock exists for a reason. 🛡️ We urge the Government to resist calls to weaken or abolish the State Pension triple lock simply to cut public spending. Millions of low-income pensioners depend heavily on this protection to survive rising food, heating, and housing costs.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Did you know we could deliver up to 1.2 million homes through station-centred development? 🛤 🏡 Tom Burgess, CEO of Taxpayers Against Poverty, writes about 'My Home Station' our TAP proposal to build new #homes around existing #railway stations. ⬇️ lnkd.in/p/eMei-MQX #Housing #EconomicGrowth
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#myhomestation #housing #planning #povertyprevention #transport #economicgrowth #taxpayersagainstpoverty | Tom Burgess
Good idea, Angela. We’re pleased to help. On 5 July, Taxpayers Against Poverty submitted a package of policy proposals to Government. We know they reached Number 10 North. One of them was My Home Stat...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Why do we spend billions managing the consequences of poverty instead of preventing it? 🤔
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🗳️ The next Labour leader’s greatest challenge will not be winning an election. It requires vision. And it requires leadership. Read CEO Tom Burgess’ latest article on our website - 🔗taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/labour-s-…
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We have just signed this letter on the social media ban for under 16s. Alongside our partners Compassion in Politics and countless others, we are calling for tougher measures from the Government.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Our friends and partners at Fairness Foundation have published a new report today by Anita Sangha, Growing up in the Unequal Kingdom, that explores young people's perceptions of inequality. fairnessfoundation.com/growing-up-i...
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Growing up in the Unequal Kingdom
Exploring young people's perceptions of inequality
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📣 We’re delighted to welcome Helen Goodman to TAP’s Advisory Board. Helen brings extensive experience, having served as MP for Bishop Auckland and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the DWP, where she led on child poverty and childcare. www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/former-...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CEO Tom Burgess on why TAP believes that one of the biggest frustrations in recent years has been the reluctance of mainstream politicians to address these issues head-on. 📢 Available now on our website: taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/tap-welco…
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
No prizes for guessing which way we voted. 📈🔥 Take the poll & push it higher: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CEO Tom Burgess on why TAP believes that one of the biggest frustrations in recent years has been the reluctance of mainstream politicians to address these issues head-on. 📢 Available now on our website: taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/tap-welco…
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Tax policy should reflect a simple principle: those with the greatest ability to contribute should contribute fairly. A sustainable economy depends on fairness as well as growth. tinyurl.com/3bn8ed8f
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Wes Streeting floats ‘wealth tax’ in bid to woo Labour left
Leadership hopeful says equalising capital gains tax rates with income tax could raise £12bn a year
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The U.K. needs more than short-term fixes. It needs a serious plan to build a fairer, stronger, more hopeful country for the future. 🔔 Read the latest from CEO Tom Burgess www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/britain...
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Britain Needs Bold Policies Again — Not More Management of Decline
By Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty 15 May 2026Britain feels increasingly stuck.Millions of people are working harder while feeling less secure. Housing costs remain painfully high. Public ...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Local election results send a clear message: people want bold leadership, long-term vision, and real action on the cost-of-living crisis. Our Prioritise Poverty Prevention campaign calls for fairer taxation, lower taxes on low and middle incomes. 📖 tinyurl.com/3xt65ej8
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 28/04/2026
Patriotic Millionaire Ritchie Tabachnick was proud to stand with @ramirez.house.gov and @repanalilia.bsky.social today as they introduced the Living Wage for All Act. As Ritchie said in his remarks, if all workers earn a living wage, everyone wins - including millionaires like us.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨We've launched a new national petition calling on the Government to make poverty prevention a central priority of UK policy.‼️ BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD FALL INTO HARDSHIP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. Sign the petition ➡️ taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/stop-funding-f…
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I’m proud to be a founding supporter of a new cross-party initiative to prevent poverty, with @tap-uk.bsky.social. In Bristol Central, almost a quarter of children are growing up in absolute poverty. I’ll be pushing for urgent action on both a local and national level.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🔔 NEW! 20 MPs back a cross-party Parliamentary Poverty Prevention Caucus. A major step toward shifting UK policy from managing poverty to preventing it. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION - NOT JUST RESPONSE. Sign our petition demanding poverty prevention ➡️ taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/stop-funding-f…
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“The question is no longer whether we can afford to tackle poverty, it is whether we can afford not to,” says CEO Tom Burgess in his latest article. 🔗 www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/uk-pove...
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UK Poverty Figures Confirm System Failure – Government Must Shift from Reaction to Prevention
London, 27 March 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has responded to the latest UK government announcement on poverty levels, warning that the figures confirm a deepening national failure to prote...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Poverty in Britain is not inevitable. It is the result of policy choices. A wealthy country like the UK should be able to guarantee that everyone can afford the basics of life. Ending poverty starts with recognising it as a political priority. ➡️ www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/new-rep...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Tackling poverty after it happens is far more expensive than preventing it in the first place. Government policy should focus on poverty prevention as a central economic objective. #NicholsonReport #WealthTax #EndPoverty
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Tax policy should reflect a simple principle: those with the greatest ability to contribute should contribute fairly. A sustainable economy depends on fairness as well as growth.
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Cost of Living Action @costoflivingaction.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
NEW COALITION PARTNER Cost of Living Action is delighted to announce our newest coalition partner @tap-uk.bsky.social. Taxpayers Against Poverty join us to fight for a future we can all afford.
Taxpayers  Against Poverty, New Coalition Partner
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This month on our website blog, Deputy Editor Sylvie Rouhani explores the links between the real cost of living crisis and the loss of human lives. ‼️POVERTY IS NOT INEVITABLE - IT’S A POLITICAL CHOICE ‼️ www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/cost-of...
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Cost of Living: Low Life Expectancy and Loss of lives.
March 2026, article by Sylvie Rouhani, Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty  Since 2010, subsequent governments have pushed austerity policies, specifically aimed at the most vulnerable people in ...
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Poverty remains a persistent problem in the UK, affecting millions of households. In response to this, we’ve launched a campaign 'Prioritise Poverty Prevention' calling on politicians to place poverty prevention at the centre of public policy. 🔗 tinyurl.com/44c5ww6t
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🚨 Keeping 14m people in poverty costs us £75bn each year. A FAIRER TAX SYSTEM CAN END POVERTY FOR GOOD ‼️ The Nicolson Report outlines our findings on the rising levels of poverty in the U.K. Find it on our website, along with other ways that you can support us www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk
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dewil89.bsky.social @dewil89.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#Nantyffyllon #Maestegbusstation #Maesteg
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We stand ready to work with all parliamentarians committed to tackling poverty and building a fairer, more sustainable economy. Read our latest article: ➡️ taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/by-electi…
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 01/03/2026
John Driscoll, a proud Patriotic Millionaire and co-author of Pay the People, sat down with Tricia Benn on C Suite Success to talk about how paying and valuing your employees drives long-term success. Tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1FRAPwk...
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CSS 074 -- Success Starts with Values: Building Leadership That Endures
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
UK wealth has exploded since 1980… but not in a good way.🤯 A new report from @neweconomics.bsky.social explains how national wealth growing from 3× national income in the 1980s to nearly 8× today, is destroying our economy, our democracy, and your budget... 🧵1/6 🔗 neweconomics.org/2026/01/taxi...
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Taxing invisible wealth
Fixing an outdated tax system in the age of extreme wealth
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 14 million in poverty — including 4 million kids — costs £75bn. ‼️ IT’S A POLITICAL CHOICE. FAIR TAXES CAN END IT. 📖 The Nicolson Report outlines the rising levels of poverty in the U.K. and proposals on how we tackle this. 🔗 taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/summary-t…
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🔔 We're one of the richest countries on earth. ‼️Yet millions of us can hardly make ends meet. That's a political choice. And it's time to tear it out at the roots. Join our campaign by subscribing today ➡️ taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk
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dewil89.bsky.social @dewil89.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#Wales #Scotland #NorthernIreland #Ireland #England #Cornwall #UK #UniversalBasicIncome
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/02/2026
In 2022, the wealth gap between Black and white families was more than $1.4 million. Why is that? Among many (!) other reasons, because Black workers were excluded from key provisions of FDR’s New Deal. Learn more in our latest Closer Look: patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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How early labor laws excluded Black Americans
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🔔 We're one of the richest countries on earth. ‼️Yet millions of us can hardly make ends meet. That's a political choice. And it's time to tear it out at the roots. Join our campaign by subscribing today ➡️ taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨 14 million in poverty — including 4 million kids — costs £75bn. ‼️ IT’S A POLITICAL CHOICE. FAIR TAXES CAN END IT. 📖 The Nicolson Report outlines the rising levels of poverty in the U.K. and proposals on how we tackle this. 🔗 taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/post/summary-t…
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sk-blue.bsky.social @sk-blue.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"Crucially, poverty is not just a social ill. It is also an economic deadweight. When a large segment of the population cannot participate fully in the economy – whether due to ill-health, lack of education, or inability to afford job search and training – the country’s productivity suffers."
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sk-blue.bsky.social @sk-blue.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
A great 5m article setting out some basic steps to strengthen the economy whilst pulling millions out of poverty.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The Nicolson Report reflects the perspective of our founder, the late Reverend Paul Nicolson. Paul believed that poverty should never be accepted as normal. Our CEO Tom Burgess talks with Church Action on Poverty about the report: 🔗 www.church-poverty.org.uk/taxpayers-ag...
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The moral case and a 3-point plan for tax reform
Tom Burgess from Taxpayers Against Poverty outlines their new report, arguing for tax reform as part of a programme to help tackle poverty
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
"Preventing poverty is not only morally right; it is economically rational.” Coinciding with the launch of ‘The Nicolson Report’, read our CEO Tom Burgess’ latest opinion piece in East Anglia Bylines:
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New report: Poverty is an expensive political choice
Poverty is not inevitable, argues the Nicolson Report, but a political choice costing Britain more than £75bn annually
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
On the day we release ‘The Nicolson Report’ on poverty in the UK, CEO Tom Burgess has spoken to Labour List about why tackling poverty should the legacy of Keir Starmer’s Government. Read Tom’s article: 🔗 labourlist.org/2026/02/tack...
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'Tackling poverty should be the legacy of Keir Starmer’s government' - LabourList
Preventing poverty is not only morally right; it is economically rational. It is an opportunity the government should and must seize.
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Taxpayers Against Poverty UK @tap-uk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🗣️THE NICOLSON REPORT RELEASED TODAY‼️ . The Report shows ending poverty isn't just right— it's smart economics. £75bn lost each year. Fairer taxes and investment can fix it. End Poverty. Change the System. Available on our website: 🔗 tinyurl.com/bfahpsjn
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 08/02/2026
The goal of taxes isn’t just to maximize revenue. It’s to create fairness and prevent extreme wealth from taking over our democracy.
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