Imagine you are a small business owner. Not massively rich, but doing ok. In these recent times however, things have begun to get tight. Orders are down.
Election time - Labour runs on the idea that taxes need to rise to pay for policy.
They do not care about social housing, or canceling student debts. They care about making sure they can continue to provide for their family
The people in this country, all of us, have been brainwashed to believe we will be worse off, if more public services are paid for.
Didn't the Lib Dems have a policy of 1% on income tax to pay for NHS? Thats less for us to spend.
Investing in good public services puts money in all our pockets. Small and medium sized businesses will be more successful when those working in public sector are paid more, and spend their money into private sector.
This is why the taxpayer myth is so damaging.
Its propaganda designed to make us think in a particular way, and causes people to vote against their own best interest.