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Define "Greedy" You can't because that is a value judgement. None of those activities you use to describe them are illegal BTW.
Top 5% of earners is more easily grasped and is considerably less divisive.
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I don't think semantics really matters.
The narrative has gone so far towards it's a forrins / the EU's fault, it doesn't really matter.
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Labour needs to change its terminology.
I'm all in favour of a redistributive tax regime,
but the 'tax the Rich' is easily respun as anti-aspirational,
as most people would like to earn more, especially those in precarious employment.
Substitute 'the Rich' for 'the Greedy'.
The 'Greedy hedge fund manager' ensures s/he receives capital gains rather than income to achieve a lower tax rate.
The 'Greedy company' replaces its employed workforce with self-employed operatives to avoid paying pension contributions/holiday pay/maternity pay.
The 'Greedy business wo/man' has offshore accounts to avoid UK taxation.
Taxing 'the Greedy' will make it easier for virtuous employers, and employees, to compete on level footing with the tax cheats.