Anthea Turner Quotes
I do not think we should tax people to a point where they are looking for tax loopholes and getting their money out of the country.
Turner, Anthea. "Anthea Turner: 45pc tax is a 'witch-hunt'." The Telegraph, 16 Aug. 2015.
This is the most articulate historical statement of the modern conservative mantra regarding taxes. However, one change has taken place. The words “necessarily” and “often” tend to be left out of the more modern ideological statements. Mellon’s original statement has never really had any politicians or economists who disagreed. Politicians of all economic persuasions have generally accepted the Mellon statement but the extreme conservatives’ creed is that a lowering of taxes always produces more revenue and a tax increase will inevitably lead to greater tax revenue—a position which Mellon never took. Mellon however was very solicitous of the wealthy, felt the welfare of the nation depended on their prosperity, and was a strong advocate of what was later called ‘trickle down’ economics {628592}.
Tax Evasion is a felony. Tax avoidance is using legal loopholes to avoid paying taxes. However, as Hightower points out, every time a wealthy individual or corporation legally avoids a tax, the burden to make up for the lost revenue falls on the Middle Class for whom there are few tax loopholes. Also, they cannot afford the high-priced lawyers and accountants to find the schemes to use.
Anthea Millicent Turner is a former English television presenter. She was a host of Blue Peter from 1992 until 1994, and of GMTV from 1994 until 1996.
