ABBA Singers Wore Crazy Outfits To Avoid Taxes (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Outfits Were An S.O.S. From The Swedish IRS

ABBA-early-costumesMama Mia! Capitalism may be blamed for a winner takes it all attitude, but for the singers of the megahit pop group ABBA, they took a chance on wearing their outrageous outfits for three reasons: Money, Money and Money.

It turns out that the crazy jumpsuits and glittery hotpants they wore weren’t just part of their act, they were for tax purposes.

“In my honest opinion we looked like nuts in those years. Nobody can have been as badly dressed on stage as we were,” singer Björn Ulvaeus said.

The Swedish Tax code apparently allowed the band to deduct the cost of their costumes only if they were so outrageous that they couldn’t be worn on the street. Ulvaeus had been in trouble with the government and was accused of of failing to pay $13.1 million in taxes between 1999 and 2005. He appealed and luckily won his case due to the exemption.

“I am of course very happy that I have been informed in writing that I have always done the right thing concerning my taxes,” he said.

Well we’re all glad you aren’t going to prison sir, but the fashion police should have arrested you and your bandmates a long time ago!


Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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