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no doubt many "poor" work hard so when they put in some overtime is it fair that the government takes half of it? That's labour's policy, look at the last time real labour was in power the top rate of income tax was 97%, the basic rate was 33%, How is that an incentive? this is not just about working hard it's about learning new skills, earning more for a higher skilled job, having something to aim for, promotions etc. Socialism discourages that at a fundamental level because they use the tax system, primarily as a away to keep people poor, not merely for revenue. In 1980, TGL cut tax by 2 percentage points, that increased tax receipts over all. Labour have never grasped that.