Tax Freedom Day

I didn't have to work today.  But I did have to file my income taxes.  A drudge of a task, if you ask me and I am way late gettin' 'er done this year.  So late even, that as a matter-of-fact, I managed to file them on the National Holiday, better known as Tax Freedom Day.  Today you, all you working dogs, have theoretically earned enough since January 1, 2009 to pay your federal income tax.   Ha!  Doesn't that make you feel special????  Ha!  Don't get to excited, this does not mean you are tax free as of today.  They will continue to take your donation throughout the rest of the year AND they will continue to charge you where you least see it for all the wonderful things Uncle Sam wants to give to you.  Like taxes on hotel rooms,  gasoline, cigarettes (although most of us have quit), and so on.  And even as they collect every penny they can get their hands on, they still are not anywhere close to satisfying the nation debt, let alone current budget.

Let's do a flat tax.  Just for the sake of trying something new.  But until then, lets check out The Tax Day Tea Party on April 15th.  http://taxdayteaparty.com/ .  I am sure there is a "celebration" somewhere close to you.  I think I will be starting a new tradition in my home town.

Here's to you Uncle Sam...your brother Arnold is just as bad.