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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is a reflection on the nature and purposes of taxation.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a poem.
Findings
This is a meditation on accountability, the rights of individuals and the relationship between taxation and society.
Research limitations/implications
It stimulates thought about the ethical foundations of taxation in western democracies and the moral implications of a lack of accountability and tax evasion.
Originality/value
This paper is an individual comment on the connections between financial systems and the broader scope of human experience, including art, popular culture and ethics.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2012
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