Most economists advocate rich countries’ replacing their complex and antiquated tax codes with a simple low flat tax, and they bemoan the fact that so few countries have tried it. Putin, however, implemented such a policy a few years ago, and the results have been nothing short of miraculous.
但公平的讲，石油并不是全部原因。多数经济学家都倡议富国废除复杂、过时的税法，代之以简便易行的统一低税收制度，他们哀叹如此有效的税收制度，却没有几个国家真正愿意尝试。而普京在几年前就执行了这样的政策，并且取得了非常神奇的效果。