- A Summary and conclusions 1
- A1 The study 1
- A2 Summary of main findings 1
- A3 Some conclusions and implications 8
- B Basis for this paper 9
- C Background and context 11
- C1 Understanding of tax and spending system 11
- C1.1 Fragmented awareness and understanding 11
- C1.2 Terminology of tax and spending 14
- C2 Perceptions of tax and spending 15
- C2.1 Attitudes to tax and spending 15
- C2.2 Not a single homogeneous system 17
- C2.3 Perceptions of public services 22
- C2.4 Attitudes to the welfare state 28
- C2.5 Means testing 30
- C2.6 Opting out 37
- C2.7 Hypothecation of taxes 41
- C3 Taxes paid by different groups 42
- D Perceptions of ‘redistribution’ 49
- D1 What is redistribution? 49
- D2 Approaches to studying redistribution 50
- D3 Reasons for supporting redistribution 52
- D4 Different pictures of redistribution 54
- D5 Concepts of ‘fairness’ and mutuality 54
- D6 The welfare ‘club’ model 58
- D6.1 A British club 58
- D6.2 Paying your dues 60
- D6.3 Strength of feeling 62
- D7 Altruism and self interest 65
- D8 Winners and losers 67
- D9 Redistribution to pensioners 69
- D10 Redistribution through inputs and outputs 70
- D11 Insurance and ‘mutuality’ 73
- D12 Importance of continuity 74
- D13 Geographical redistribution 75
- D14 Responses to redistributive effects 78
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