How would you describe taxes? As beautiful?
A necessary evil, maybe? A source of intense irritation, perhaps?
Not, however, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, the Italian Economy Minister, and Brown's successor at the IMF: he thinks they are 'beautiful'. Yes, really.
""We should have the courage to say that taxes are a beautiful thing, a very civilised way for everyone to contribute in essential areas like education, safety, healthcare and the environment," he said. "People can be unhappy about the quality of the services they receive but not simply opposed to the existence of taxes," he added".
That's me guilty of first degree thought crime then.
Not, however, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, the Italian Economy Minister, and Brown's successor at the IMF: he thinks they are 'beautiful'. Yes, really.
""We should have the courage to say that taxes are a beautiful thing, a very civilised way for everyone to contribute in essential areas like education, safety, healthcare and the environment," he said. "People can be unhappy about the quality of the services they receive but not simply opposed to the existence of taxes," he added".
That's me guilty of first degree thought crime then.
This entry was posted
on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 at 9:30 am.
You can skip to the end and leave a response.
Oh but they *can* be beautiful! Size is important.
[Struggling to keep up with the volume of quality posts today!]
"Small is beautiful...."
[Thanks].
» Post a Comment