I think the fundamental complaint is that if the Govt has got £50billion odd to re-distribute, distributing it to the wealthy will allow them to buy nicer yachts of faster cars.
Distributing it to the poor will allow the poor to buy an extra pint or new shoes, which means that it will get to the rich eventually, but at least it has gone through the hands of the poor person first!
Basically supply side economics believes the Laffer Curve is always correct, but it's far too simplistic a view.
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