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Is taxing wealth necessary?
Shields Gazette
|January 02, 2026
Most people now accept taxing wealth is necessary.
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Campaigners like Gary Stevenson, Richard Murphy, and recently Zack Polanski have spent years pushing the issue into the mainstream. Meanwhile, rising inequality leaves millions struggling to stay housed, fed and warm. In the UK, the wealthiest 1% of families own more than the bottom 50%. That's plain wrong!
This story is from the January 02, 2026 edition of Shields Gazette.
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