Nation Launches Procrastination Tax To Boost Productivity
The Ministry of Ambitious Revenue unveiled a bold economic reform this morning: a national Procrastination Tax designed to “monetize the country’s most renewable resource — delay.” Economists say it could become the world’s first GDP model powered primarily by people not doing their jobs, finally giving governments a way to profit from email drafts older than their houseplants.
The Ministry of Ambitious Revenue unveiled a bold economic reform this morning: a national Procrastination Tax designed to “monetize the country’s most renewable resource — delay.” Economists say it could become the world’s first GDP model powered primarily by people not doing their jobs, finally giving governments a way to profit from email drafts older than their houseplants.
According to the ministry’s white paper, citizens will now be taxed for any task postponed for more than 23 hours, a timeframe chosen after a year-long study concluded that “24 hours felt psychologically aggressive.” The report claims the tax will be “gentle, polite, and slightly disappointing,” much like the country’s approach to innovation.