Pages

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Taxes and "Glamor"

Taxes and "Glamor" / Regina Coyula
Posted on August 10, 2015

Regina Coyula, 7 August 2015 — The mindless display of opulence bothers
me ethically and aesthetically. But I have nothing against enrichment
from legal sources and from the effort, talent, or ability of the
individual.

The Cuban government takes a hypocritical position. On the one hand it
is trying to prevent at all costs the personal enrichment of the
emerging private entrepreneur class, subjecting them to restrictions and
imposing inordinate taxes. On the other hand—not having ever experienced
any of the restrictions suffered by the average citizen—it now aims to
attract fresh foreign capital (accumulated in their home countries
thanks to the absence of restrictive regulations like those imposed in
ours) and also the tourism of the rich and famous, some of whom we have
already seen parading through Cuba.

Translated by Tomás A.

Source: Taxes and "Glamor" / Regina Coyula | Translating Cuba -
http://translatingcuba.com/taxes-and-glamor-regina-coyula/

No comments: