Gary Lineker Joins 100+ Millionaires Asking Andy Burnham to Tax Them More

https://novaramedia.com/2026/07/23/gary-lineker-joins-100-millionaires-asking-andy-burnham-to-tax-them-more/

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 42d

Burnham is too much of a Good Old Boy to do something improper and unclassy like that!

magnetichuman@fedia.io · 9 pts · 42d

Really annoys me when people counter with "but they can volunteer to pay more if they want". How about dropping taxes on the rest of us then and let us volunteer to pay the amount we like? No?

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 42d

based.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 4 pts · 42d

taxing going higher as you make more makes sure only the most competent people and businesses stay in business.