Abe Invokes U.S. Revolution in Tax Delay, Snap Election
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invoked the American Revolution in calling a snap election and shelving a further increase in a tax that sank Japan into recession.
“The tax system is closely linked to people’s livelihoods. No taxation without representation!” Abe told reporters in Tokyo yesterday. “This was the basis of the American War of Independence.”