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Taxed to death? Greek hearse drivers protest austerity
In Greece, there’s no escaping death and taxes. Hearse owners on Thursday became the latest professional group to join anti-austerity protests in Greece, taking part in a protest drive through the center of the country’s two main cities. Organizers complained that a sharp rise in annual road taxes could put them out of business. The protesters say their cars have been reclassified as private instead of business vehicles, obliging them to pay up to six times more in road tax by the end of next week for 2012. “How can you call a hearse a regular car? Our passengers are deceased,” protester Aris Karvounidis, a ... (full story)