Last Word: “The Happy Tax”
Wednesday, May 24, 2006LINDA O`BRYON: Finally tonight, in the "ideas that might not fly in the United States" department comes this story from Finland. A new citizens group there thinks Finns should be happy about paying some of the highest income taxes in Europe. It`s called the happy taxpayers association. The group wants people there to focus on good things, like public services, that taxes deliver. So far, some 250 members have signed on to promote happy taxpayers. But far more folks are unhappy, Paul. The taxpayers association of Finland group, which wants taxes cut, has 190,000 members Paul.
KANGAS: Well being of Finnish descent, make that 190,001 members (INAUDIBLE) taxes.
O`BRYON: I expected that.
