quarta-feira, 15 de abril de 2009

Hora de acertar as contas com o Leão do Imposto de Renda ou A hora do chá!

Hoje é o chamado Tax Day aqui nos EUA: à meia-noite, daqui a uma hora, vence o prazo para enviar a declaração de Imposto de Renda (IR). Sempre tive - e, afinal, quem não tem? - uma certa implicância em relação ao Leão do IR. Primeiro, quando trabalhava no site. Eu era responsável pela página de Imposto de Renda e sempre tinha que importunar alguém da Receita Federal para entender e escrever sobre a temida declaração e também para esclarecer as dúvidas dos internautas. Esse tempo não deixou saudade. Na verdade, deixou foi muito cabelo branco!

Depois, já no jornal, tive um refresco, mas continuava a sofrer com o Leão como contribuinte, o que não é pouco. Como eu sofria na época de acertar as contas com a Receita! E também na hora de ver a mordida no meu salário mês-a-mês... Só que eu era feliz e não sabia. Agora, o temido Leão ruge não apenas em português, mas em inglês também (e com dois sotaques: americano e inglês!). Pois é. Este ano, estamos declarando imposto no Brasil, nos EUA e na Inglaterra. Ninguém merece.

Por todo o país, não faltaram protestos ao Tax Day. Milhares de americanos - em sua maioria, conservadores republicanos - foram às ruas no chamado Tax Day Tea Party, para protestar contra o pacote de estímulo econômico e a possibilidade de um aumento nos impostos para bancar a ajuda dada a montadoras e bancos. Em Washington, os manifestantes conseguiram arremessar uma caixa de chá pela cerca da Casa Branca. Aqui em Pittsburgh, mais de mil pessoas foram à Market Square protestar. Os eventos em todo o país foram organizados no Facebook e no Twitter - com uma mãozinha, claro, da FoxNews (quem mais?).

Nessa Tea Party (festa do chá em bom português) moderna, TEA significa, segundo os manifestantes, Taxed Enough Already (algo como Já Pagamos Impostos Demais). Para quem não lembra, a festa do chá original aconteceu em 1773, quando milhares de caixas de chá foram jogadas nas águas do porto de Boston, em protesto às elevadas taxas cobradas pelo governo britânico. O evento foi chave para a Revolução Americana. Desta vez, no entanto, tinha até cartaz com os dizeres: Fora com o Socialismo!

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Paul Krugman: não se deve zombar gente maluca

Ainda sobre a Tax Day Tea Party... Na segunda-feira, Paul Krugman criticou as Tea Parties no seu artigo no New York Times. Com a palavra, o mestre:

"Dá vergonha observar o comportamento dos republicanos. E não parece ser a coisa certa zombar de gente maluca. Melhor, talvez, seja nos concentrarmos nas discussões reais, que estão entre os democratas. Mas, veja só: o partido republicano parecia tão maluco há dez ou 15 anos quanto agora. E isso não evitou que os republicanos tomassem o controle tanto do Congresso quanto da Casa Branca. E eles podem voltar ao poder se os democratas fraquejarem".

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