Stop Taxing the Future

Rethinking Tax, Debt & Growth — For Real People, Not Just Systems

The Wrong Question:

>>> “How can we raise more tax?”

Here’s a better one:

>>> “How can we create prosperity without destroying people’s futures?”

Shrinking Economies Can’t Sustain Bigger Governments

Raising taxes in a low-growth or contracting economy:

>>> Shrinks disposable income

>>> Discourages investment

>>> Kills entrepreneurial momentum

>>> Fails to address structural inefficiencies

And worst of all?
It pretends the current model still works.

Spoiler: It doesn’t.

What We Need Instead:

1. Modern Monetary Thinking (MMT)

Rethink government spending not as “money in, money out” — but as a sovereign system with real flexibility.

Countries with their own currency and central bank can spend into the economy to:

>>> Build infrastructure

>>> Support innovation

>>> Fund wellbeing in every way

…without needing to tax first.

MMT doesn’t remove discipline — it just removes artificial constraints.

2. End the Debt-Interest Spiral

In today’s fiat system:

>>> Governments borrow money they create

>>> Then pay interest on that borrowing — a self-defeating loop

>>> While citizens do the same — just with houses, credit, and student loans

It’s a system designed to:

>>> Feed the machine, not the people.

Time to stop using interest rates as a blunt economic weapon — and design better levers.

3. Non-Profit Mortgages

What if buying a home didn’t mean 30 years of compound interest?

Introduce:

>>> Low/no interest mortgages via not-for-profit lenders

>>> Shared equity schemes tied to community outcomes

>>> Government underwriting to lower cost, not inflate prices

>>> Let people live and build — not just pay and scrape.

4. Abolish Inheritance Tax

Punishing families for building generational value is short-term thinking.

We need:

>>> Transfer continuity, not loss

>>> More incentives for wealth to stay productive

>>> Less friction for reinvestment, entrepreneurship, and giving

5. Supercharge Entrepreneurs

Let’s stop pretending small business grants are too risky.
If governments can bail out banks, they can:

>>> Fund start-ups with real grant money

>>> Incentivise value creation without debt

>>> Make innovation accessible, not elitist

Create a new class of entrepreneurial superstars who work for society, not just shareholders.

Why It Matters

Tax is just a tool.
But when misused — it becomes a burden, a blocker, and a brake on imagination. (And boy, our politicians and leaders have very little imagination.. and it shows).

It’s time we:

>>> Design better systems

>>> Reward contribution over compliance

>>> Build economies that serve people, not just preserve institutions

What You Can Do On Ideas‑Shared

>>> Identify and post alternative models

>>> Join others working on policy, community, or reform

>>> Build financial tools and concepts collaboratively

>>> Share use cases, outcomes, and pressure points

The world doesn’t need more tax forms.
It needs new economic ideas — and the people brave enough to build them.