Date Posted:12:21:29 09/21/05 Wed Author: Chuck in ND Subject: IRS stuff (Bembix, I think you'll like this!) :o)
First some quotes:
Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can. ~ Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. ~ Mark Twain
The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back! ~ Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. ~ Will Rogers
With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke. ~ Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. ~ Will Rogers
And here's what Dave Barry said on the topic of taxes:
Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the largest member of the Senate, plus a standard musk ox.
The question is: What can we, as citizens, do to reform our tax system? As you know, under our three-branch system of government, the tax laws are created by: Satan. But he works through the Congress, so that's where we must focus our efforts.
Here's my proposal, which is based on the TV show "Survivor": We put the entire Congress on an island. All the food on this island is locked inside a vault, which can be opened only by an ordinary American taxpayer named Bob. Every day, the congresspersons are given a section of the Tax Code, which they must rewrite so that Bob can understand it. If he can, he lets them eat that day; if he can't, he doesn't.
Or, he can give them food either way. It doesn't matter. The main thing is, we never let them off the island. ~ Dave Barry
