I sort of took yesterday off… to be interviewed for an upcoming documentary on taxes.
I met with the crew of An Inconvenient Tax at my home on yesterday to talk tax. It was great meeting the guys behind the film.
They posted a quick excerpt about filming me on their blog.
Hmm. I had a “different perspective” than the other interviews? That’s likely true. I suspect the other interviews also didn’t have a dog barking in the background now a rogue fly in the living room…
I’m really interested to see what the Tax Foundation folks have to say – I frequently find myself agreeing with a lot of their policy statements but I do disagree with the notion that our tax policy is fundamentally broken.
Things that were apparent during the interview:
1, My Southern accent becomes more pronounced when I am around folks from Georgia and I talk about my parents.
2, Out of context, I sound very conservative. This is largely because I actually do subscribe to a fairly conservative view of economics. I just happen to think that today’s conservatives are not fiscally conservative.
3, I flip my hair from side to side a lot. A lot.
4, I am really interested in the tax code as it applies to tax policy. This notion of directing behavior through taxation is most pervasive throughout modern history – and on both sides of the political spectrum.
5, It’s hotter than you’d expect in Philadelphia in July.
I’ll keep you posted as I hear news about the film!
great Kelly! saw the post and pic hope to see the film soon
Donna
Looking forward to seeing it! As for the accent, I’m the same way — normally, I sound pretty bland/vanilla, but put me in with a bunch of working-class Bostonians, and I lose all my R’s!*
Urb
*Or actually, just move them around!
Fantastic! Can’t wait to see the film. And as someone who has a Texas drawl, I say viva la accent! Down with homogenized identical voices, both in context and presentation!