Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, "Uncomfortably Off: Why Higher-Income Earners Should Care about Inequality" (Policy Press, 2023)
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The Pros and Cons of the Top 10%
The top 10% are the group most likely to oppose tax hikes and a slight majority against redistributive policies or raising taxes. They don't see that the potential strength and welfare and public services will benefit them, they just don't have that built into their narrative. The current strategies that the past and current strategies that high enders have used are just not going to continue to protect their interests. It's become clearer since we did the research that the states no longer able to make enough to cover the social contract.
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