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Bermuda: A Taxing Situation

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 @ 12:23 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Bermuda
Topics:: Business, Cyber-Activism, Economics, Finance, International Relations, Politics
Languages:: English

Vexed Bermoothes says that one of the defining features of democracy is the incentive of taxpayers to turn out a government that does not perform: “And herein lies a major challenge for Bermuda: our largest taxpayers cannot vote. You see, our Government is propped up by the massive taxes and fees paid by international business.”

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