For those who are worried that the bailouts and seemingly endless government support and safety nets are pushing the US closer to a Scandinavian welfare state model where everything is shared, Norway provides some context for just how much farther we would need to go. For example, calls for increased transparency in the US typically revolve around issues such as policy clarification or greater disclosure detail. The Norwegian equivalent is getting a more granular breakdown of the your neighbors’ income streams.
It’s the moment nosy Norwegian neighbors have been waiting for — the release of official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly every taxpayer in the Scandinavian country.
In a move that would be unthinkable elsewhere, tax authorities in Norway have issued the “skatteliste,” or “tax list,” for 2008 to the media under a law designed to uphold the country’s tradition of transparency.
Hom much father we have to go?
Greg, don’t give the crowd lay-ups like this.
yA dAD! are we there yet?!
Greggums does not know who his dad is. In fact, even I dont know who his dad is.
-Greg’s Mom
“father”. Stopped reading right there.
Thank you Greg for bringing up memories of my father molesting me and then making me divulge my tax returns.
epic fail
Gold-diggers all over Norway rejoice!
Gregg, you suck worse than UBS
Greg,
You suck like mancision dances
Greg,
You suck like PChiang lies
dind’t read
CLIPARTCLOPS
Greg -
Now I need to come up with a stronger adjective than douche to describe you. You douche.
Love,
Mom
Obama can explain all this, though his Telepromter just malfunctioned, again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48kuCl-55f0
What would Freud say?
what a shit article, jerk!
Greg,
Your mistake can be rectified. Change it now.
-Spitzer
all we need to do is pass health care reform. I don’t know if it’ll be in the final bill, but in the houses’ bill individual tax returns would be required to be shared with other government institutions.
I’m sure they’re safe in the hands of the gazillion government employees, though. Nobody in government is incompetent enough to accidentally publish your tax returns…
Forty five word first sentance. And you wonder why people hate you? What you write is not funny, and incomprehensible. Do us all a favor and go buy a Samuri sword. Then use it.