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    Proud to pay tax

    Aug 27, 2023 5 minutes

    Thank you for Danyl McLauchlan’s genuinely depressing article on our tax system (“Missing pieces”, August 19). As someone proud to pay tax, I do not understand the lack of support for a fairer system that would benefit most New Zealanders and certainly the least privileged.

    Polls and surveys are fine but I wonder if some deeper probing into the psyche of those opposed to taxes would be useful. Why does Sir John Key, a man who evidently has so much, feel a need to publicly advocate against research that suggests he should perhaps pay a little more?

    Perhaps a clearer view of the human response to fairer taxation could help us communicate better and advance real change.

    Chris O’Brien (Wellington)

    Regarding a capital gains tax, I suggest most of the ideas being promoted by the small parties are too complex and ignore a couple of principles of a good tax system. An efficient

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