Brexit is one of many examples of the disconnect between the political elite and the public | BrexitCentral
"In many of the world’s democracies traditional parties are on the slide and populist movements are on the rise.
...At the root of much of this is a row over money and tax.
The traditional parties have become wedded to higher taxes to pay for big government.
They also
impose higher taxes to virtue-signal over a wide range of behaviours they want to control, from driving cars and flying away on holiday to eating the wrong foods and buying expensive homes.
It took a Trump to sweep in promising to slash individual and company tax rates, cuts which proved popular when he drove them through Congress.
...Many people think they can make better use of their own money by spending on it on their family and their own priorities instead of the government spending it for them.
...In the UK a crucial argument in the Brexit campaign was the wish to take back control of our money.
Many voters feel our budget contributions to a rich club of countries is too large.
They want that tax revenue to be spent here at home, or given back through lower taxes..."
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