The Joy of Tax

Posted on September 13 2015

This has just been issued by the publisher of my new book, the Joy of Tax:

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  1. Helen says:
    September 13 2015 at 3:56 pm

    It’s a good title. I hope it gets as many sales as its namesake!

  2. Simon says:
    September 13 2015 at 5:13 pm

    Due to budget restraints (I am a household) I might wait for the price to come down or buy a second hand copy but look forward to reading it.

    One thing I’d like to as about is the wording on the dust cover seem to accentuate the connection between public services and tax in a way that might well reinforce certain prejudices that without Tax public services must be cut ( though I know that isn’t your angle.)

    This might well encourage people to, as Bill Mitchell puts it ” buy into the myth that tax payers fund government spending – one of the basic neo-liberal myths.”

    I know we’ve discussed issue of language in various blogs-a real minefield.

    • Richard Murphy says:
      September 13 2015 at 6:21 pm

      Simon

      Waterstones will be doing for around £11 I am told

      There will be a paperback – but timing is not in my control

      • Simon says:
        September 13 2015 at 7:21 pm

        Thanks Richard -Have just ordered via Waterstones (11.99+free delivery) glad to contribute to your sales figures! I’ve got a lot out of this site over the last few years and look forward to a stimulating read.

  3. Daisy says:
    September 14 2015 at 9:30 am

    I don’t know whether you disapprove of Kindle on principle, but I have ordered mine in that format (£6.99, incidentally). I am just about to begin reading The Courageous State in that version too.

    • Richard Murphy says:
      September 14 2015 at 9:49 am

      My publishers love it

      And I have used it

      I am a pragmatist: I can want to change systems and recognise at the same time I have no choice but use those currently available

  4. Carol says:
    September 14 2015 at 10:57 am

    I look forward to reading it, but you should point out to your publishers the typo – ‘join’ instead of ‘joint’ in the fourth paragraph, in case it creeps on to the actual jacket!
    Best of luck with it.