.MaddowBlog: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is raising taxes to pay for social programs. It's an idea his Republican counterparts would never even consider.
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal would ordinarily be expected to support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his agenda, but that didn't stop the newspaper from publishing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Tuesday to raise taxes on workers, employers and some investors to try to fix a health and social care funding crisis, angering some in his governing party by breaking election promises. After spending huge amounts of money to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Johnson is returning to an election pledge to address Britain's creaking social care system, where costs are projected to double as the population ages over the next two decades.
I will gladly leave it to those with expertise in British politics and policy to explore the merits of the prime minister's proposal. What I find noteworthy, however, is the degree to which these developments serve as a reminder about the Republican Party in the United States being an international outlier.
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