For how long will the powerful rob us?

If the current funds collected from taxpayers were handled with even half the conscientiousness expected, there would be no need to engage in the measures that often reek of short-termism and even further oppression of the electorate via increased and often retrogressive taxation.

About a year ago, I was attending a corporate governance conference as part of my remit as a non-executive director serving on a for-profit board. The most heated discussion in the room, as expected, revolved around corruption and the relationship between citizenry taxation and uses of the funds.