[Headline] Baumgartner: "We would need a moderate dictatorship"

[Lead] Also Felix Baumgartner has fears and would never go into politics.

[Interview:]

Q: Would you consider politics an option for your future?

FELIX BAUMGARTNER: No, and Schwarzenegger is the best example why: You can not change anything in a democracy. What we would need is a moderate dictatorship, governed by a few people from the private sector, who really have an idea what they are doing.

Q: Why did you change your residence to Switzerland?

BAUMGARTNER: For tax reasons. Because it is more difficult in Austria. There is no safety regarding taxes. In Switzerland, you have the opportunity to find an agreement with the minister of finance. There you can put all your cards on the table and then you will know what you will get. It is different in Austria. There are tax collectors who are claiming that what I’m doing is not sports.

Q: What kind of fears does the bravest man have? [sic!]

BAUMGARTNER: I have the same fears as ordinary people – but no vertigo.

Q: Can one get used to mortal dangers?

BAUMGARTNER: You never get used to that. You have to be aware when you expose yourself to danger. It is the more important, that you are well prepared.

INTERVIEW: KLAUS HÖFLER

source: http://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/stratos/3152273/baumgartner-wuerden-gemaessigte-diktatur-brauchen.story