How did art in Sweden overthrow the government in 1976?

The tax turbulence was caused by the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman and the writer Astrid Lindgren. As a result, the Social Democrats, who had been in power for 44 years, lost the elections.

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Tax Administration Humiliates Ingmar Bergman

These two cases seemed important in the context that in Bergman's case, the tax administration effectively drove a national treasure out of the country. This story coincided with a message sent to me yesterday by a large client that after a long fight with the SRS they have decided to move t…