In the UK, only 28% of high-income households surveyed in 2025 said they agree their taxes should go towards solving global problems – a huge drop from 41% in 2024. Low-income UK households (earning £14,999 per year or less) polled in the opposite direction and were actually more likely to agree than last year, while those on medium incomes (between £15,000 and £44,999) have stayed the same.

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    1 hour ago

    The threshold for “rich” here seems extremely low. £45K household income? Two people on £23K exceed that.

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      Median post-tax houshold income is £36.7k. Suggesting the amount of people in a high-income houshold is about half, which is still a lot, but not as much as I thought.

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        That’s the median disposable income, which is significantly lower than the gross income used and misrepresented in this study.

        The full time minimum wage is £23,809. That would mean a household with two people earning minimum wage would be classed as rich here.

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    They’ve won the propaganda war convincing the majority that low tax = freedom and prosperity. However, the period of post-World War 2 social improvement was characterised by VERY high taxes for the rich.