The howls of anguish at the proposal to tax capital gains as income, part of the ConDem coalition agreement, illustrates how difficult it is to tackle what is called the middle-class welfare state.
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Tackling free lunch culture is Cameron’s toughest challenge
Is there any group in society more jealous of its privileges, more militant in defence of its perks, more determined to avoid paying tax than the “hard-working” British middle classes?
