Of course it would have an impact! It would mean more money to help those who are less fortunate, thus dragging them up from the mud making them middle class citizens rather than white trash ghetto sh*t. Social mobility! But as long as people are held down like they are in the States, they will forever be held down except for a few sunshine stories once in a while to boost the egoes of some rich people who "help them" out of their misery.