Something You'll Never Hear in America
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, in an interview with Rai 3’s “In mezz’ora”:
“Anti-tax polemics are irresponsible. We should have the courage to say that taxes are a beautiful and civilized thing, a way for everyone to contribute to indispensible goods like health care, security, education, and the environment.”

