> What has it been historically? In the latter 20th century we had 80% tax rates. > Are we still better off than soviet Russia? That's the wrong question (a

> What has it been historically? In the latter 20th century we had 80% tax rates. > Are we still better off than soviet Russia? That's the wrong question (a very poor state to aim for!). The right questions are: are we better off than we were? And are we as well off as we could be? > It so easily becomes: capitalism = bad It so easily becomes "capitalism vs. communism". Where is our imagination to dream better? (both are bad in my opinion, and for similar reasons (centralisation of power))