It is taken as given the state will get larger post-Covid-19. It will need to be paid for. In this column I want to argue that you should pay more taxes to fund the state. So should I, and so should everybody. The result will be a more equal and more prosperous society.  There is an acknowledgement of the need for a higher tax base amongst many in our official institutions and across the commentariat, but there is very little agreement in the political system or across society as a whole about who exactly should pay more and when those…

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