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December 5th, 2014
10 reasons to cut public spending and keep cutting
by Tim Montgomerie Every centre right government redistributes money from […]
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by Tim Montgomerie
Every centre right government redistributes money from the rich to the poor. Margaret Thatcher did. Ronald Reagan did. John Howard did. They all oversaw progressive tax systems. They all maintained a state-funded social safety-net. For pensioners. For the unemployed. For the young. For those in need of emergency medical care. Stephen Harper, Angela Merkel, Tony Abbott and David Cameron still do. All centre right governments fund the police, armed services and key infrastructure assets.
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