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The President of the European Council announces a major crackdown on tax evasion, claiming 1 trillion euros are lost annually. The hosts predict that the EU will move toward a system of "profiling" based on occupation and income class, where the state simply calculates and takes what it believes a citizen should owe in taxes, bypassing traditional audits.
UK Special Constables and Direct Tax Collection Proposals
The British government is considering offering council tax rebates to citizens who volunteer as "Special Constables" to patrol streets, a move described as encouraging "block nazis." Additionally, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has proposed a system where employers send all paychecks directly to the government first so that taxes can be deducted before the remaining funds are transferred to employees.
