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Also gallup polls have shown that most British people are prepared to take tax increases

Just proves my point.

[David Hunter]

Also gallup polls have shown that most British people are prepared to take tax increases

Just proves my point.

How can contributing more tax for the good of the whole country be selfish?

If people wished to get the 'most benefits from the public treasury', then they would want to pay less tax and have more money spent on their public services. That would eventually cause the economy to collapse over 'loose fiscal policy'.