30Jun08 A ler Pedro Marques Lopes “But new liberals have also been wary of the dangers of the central state drawing power to itself. There are often good reasons why power should be collectively exercised through the state. The point is that this should be the exception rather than the rule. Unless there are strong arguments to the contrary, power should reside with individuals.” “There is no advantage in fiddling with the tax system for short-term political gain. But the government urgently needs a clear direction of travel and a real argument about the moral and philosophical basis for taxation. A new liberal fiscal policy would be based on two clear principles. First, tax "bads" (like carbon) not "goods" (like work). Second, tax "unearned" rather than "earned" income. The distinction between earned and unearned was developed by new liberal theorists such as Hobhouse and Hobson and brilliantly politicised by Lloyd George in his "people's budget" of 1909.” "Liberalise or Die" de Philip Collins e Richard Reeves na Prospect de Junho link do post comentar favorito