Talking to a taxman about talking with the taxman about poetry

The purpose of this paper is a reflection on the nature and purposes of taxation.

This is a poem.

This is a meditation on accountability, the rights of individuals and the relationship between taxation and society.

It stimulates thought about the ethical foundations of taxation in western democracies and the moral implications of a lack of accountability and tax evasion.

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.