On 2007-09-28 18:10:04 +0100, Mike Barnes said:

In uk.d-i-y, Andy Hall wrote:
Don't invite the government to impose taxes.

That is the one area where they have competence.

Enthusiasm, yes. Competence? I'm not so sure.

Well, if the required outcome is to increase tax take, then they are
very competent at achieving that objective. One can argue as to
whether it's the most efficient way. OTOH, one can look for
legitimate ways not to pay it.