Britain's "Labour" Party- For the People Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Today I read an interview with Sir Michael Caine in GQ. Caine spoke out about Britain's high income tax on the wealthy, which he claims at one time was 82%, leading many celebrities like him to emigrate. Caine also mentioned the UK's bloated welfare state, where 1 in 6 households is supported by Britain's handouts. A survey found that in 4 out of 5 of those households "on benefit", the people aren't even looking for jobs, content to let foreign immigrants do the work while the British government (supported by high taxes on the working) pays their way for the rest of their lives. While the problem is nowhere near as bad in the U.S., thanks to people like Ronald Reagan, we still have large numbers on some sort of welfare and a simultaneous influx of illegal alien workers to fill vacant positions. One wonders if U.S. liberals would like to continue to make America more like Britain. As Caine remarked, the way the UK runs its economy, "why wouldn't people want to sit on their arse?" Isn't it quite ludicrous that the left in Britain is called the LABOUR party?