Half-Naked Protesters Fight Tax Collectors In Italy

Like the Boston Tea Party, but without pants.

On Tuesday, five Italian businessmen dropped trou outside the parliament building in Rome.

On Tuesday, five Italian businessmen dropped trou outside the parliament building in Rome.

Via: REMO CASILLI / Reuters

They represented a lobby called Cobas Imprese, protesting Equitalia, a controversial tax collection agency they accuse of harassing Italians in debt.

They represented a lobby called Cobas Imprese, protesting Equitalia, a controversial tax collection agency they accuse of harassing Italians in debt.

Via: REMO CASILLI / Reuters

"In the past 18 months, 162 businessmen have committed suicide because they have ended up in the teeth of this agency," Cobas Imprese Presdient Giuseppe Graziani told reporters, according to Reuters.

Their signs read "You are killing thousands of jobs."

Their signs read "You are killing thousands of jobs."

Via: REMO CASILLI / Reuters


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