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“Only nine of the top 1,000 super rich give more than 10 per cent of their wealth to charity.” Part of the rationale for having a welfare state is to end reliance by the poor on charity. This is why charitable donations in the UK are a small fraction of what they were a century ago.

Euan Gray Another socialist who thinks wealth is tangible and the same as cash. Clearly she doesn’t believe individuals should benefit from their hard work – the politics of envy burn bright.

Aristotle Great article. Wealth does not trickle down. It lies in gold bars in Swiss vaults, either metaphorically, as assets that are out of reach of taxation, and literally, as the ultimate cash.

Mike Allan Life will never be completely fair, there will always be some folk that are more capable than others. Survival of the fittest is a very natural phenomenon, social engineering is not!

Big Scotlander Man is not of the jungle, though, is he? There is a morality behind civilisation. An intelligent, well researched and humane article – people earn vast sums of money because the system allows a degree of ruthlessness that ought to shame us. Lesley is correct to say equality should matter more than creating a few more billionaires. That sort of money just doesn’t trickle down, as some would have you believe.

Blocked And yet, not a bad word said against the proindependence billionaires

Mccoll and Soutar...

Sue Royle Bring back the stocks and then round up all these billionaires. After having attacked them with rotten fruit and veg, clap them in irons and feed them on bread and water. That’ll make sure they won’t get above themselves again.

World Wide Football Fan

And the ethnic origins of these gangs are...? Nothing to do with it and therefore unreported. I apologise unreservedly to the thought police for even mentioning it.