The Knucklehead of the Day award

Today's winner is the Happy Taxpayers' Association based in Finland. They think Finnish taxpayers should delight in paying taxes. Is this organization and its vice-president Anna Tommola nuts? People work hard for the money they earn, and our governments piss away millions of taxpayer money a day. Why anyone should be happy about it is beyond me.

I'll grant this association does have one good attribute. The Happy Taxpayers' Association lobbies for tax cuts.

For trying to put a happy face on government waste, The Happy Taxpayers'Association of Finland is today's knucklehead of the day.

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finns should be happy about paying some of highest income taxes in Europe. At least that's what Finland's new Happy Taxpayers' Association says.

The association wants Finns to focus on the public services they receive rather than dwelling on negative thoughts about income tax.

"I don't think there is another official association like ours in the world," group vice-president Anna Tommola said on Monday.

She was speaking after the association, boasting some 250 members, was recognized by the national board of patents and registrations.

"We want to raise positive but critical discussion about taxes," Tommola told Reuters.

The main Taxpayers' Association of Finland, with 190,000 members, focuses on lobbying for tax cuts.